Install Remote Desktop Services Server 2012 R2

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Original product version: Windows Server 2012 R2 Original KB number: 2802436. On a computer that is running Windows Server 2012, when you try to install the Remote Desktop Services role using the 'Add Roles and Features' Wizard, the installation may fail. I did all the steps, my host DC has the RDlicense server installed and activated, HyperV server 2012, joined the Domain, loged it with doamin admin user/pass, added Remote Desktop Service Installation - no errors. But I can't see the License server, I can't access any shares on host DC, I can ping the DC but can't see any shares. Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Quick Start Deployment in Windows Server 2012 R2Yaniv TotshviliMicrosoft MVP Exchange ServerMy Site: http://yshvili.comBlog.

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Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

The content in this section describes what's new and changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012. This content focuses on changes that will potentially have the greatest impact on your use of these releases. Learning markdown.

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  • What's New in 802.1X Authenticated Wired AccessThis topic provides information about the new features for 802.1X Authenticated Wired Access in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

  • What's New in 802.1X Authenticated Wireless AccessThis topic provides information about the new features for 802.1X Authenticated Wireless Access in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1, including Miracast Wireless Display and faster Wi-Fi with 802.11ac.

  • What's New in Active Directory in Windows ServerYou can leverage new features in Active Directory to enable employees and partners to access protected corporate data from their personal devices and at the same time manage risk and govern the use of corporate resources.

  • What's New in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012 includes new features that make it simpler and faster to deploy domain controllers (both on-premises and in the cloud), more flexible and easier to both audit and authorize access to files with Dynamic Access Control, and easier to perform administrative tasks at scale, either locally or remotely, through consistent graphical and scripted management experiences.

  • What's New in Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is the server role that provides you with management and development tools that work with industry security technologies—including encryption, certificates, and authentication—to help organizations create reliable information protection solutions.

  • What's New in BitLockerBitLocker now provides support for device encryption on x86-based and x64-based computers with a Trusted Platform Module that supports connected standby. This topic describes the new functionality. BitLocker encrypts the hard drives on your computer to provide enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers and removable drives that are lost or stolen.

  • What's New in BranchCacheBranchCache in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 provides substantial performance, manageability, scalability, and availability improvements.

  • What's New in Certificate Services in Windows ServerActive Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2012 R2 supports a policy module for the Network Device Enrollment Service, TPM key attestation, and new Windows PowerShell cmdlets for backup and restore. AD CS in Windows Server 2012 provides multiple new features and capabilities over previous versions, including new deployment, manageability, and capabilities added to AD CS in Windows Server 2012.

  • What's New in Data Deduplication in Windows ServerData Deduplication can now be installed on a scale-out file share and used to optimize live virtual hard disks (VHDs) for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) workloads. This topic describes this and other new functionality.

  • What's New in DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces in Windows ServerThis topic describes the features that were added to DFS Replication (DFSR or DFS-R) in Windows Server 2012 R2. DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 provide new management functionality as well as interoperability with DirectAccess and Data Deduplication.

  • What's New in DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in Windows Server 2012 R2 provides new features and capabilities over previous versions. This document describes new deployment, manageability, and capabilities added to the DHCP Server role in Windows Server 2012 R2. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard designed to reduce the administration burden and complexity of configuring hosts on a TCP/IP-based network, such as a private intranet.

  • What's New in DNS ServerThis topic provides information about new and changed functionality in the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2012 R2. Domain Name System (DNS) services are used in TCP/IP networks for naming computers and network services. DNS naming locates computers and services through user-friendly names.

  • What's New in DNS ClientThis topic provides information about new and changed functionality in the DNS Client service in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.

  • What's New in Failover Clustering in Windows ServerThis topic describes the Failover Clustering functionality that is new or changed in Windows Server 2012 R2. Failover clusters provide high availability and scalability to many server workloads. These include file share storage for server applications such as Hyper-V and Microsoft SQL Server, and server applications that run on physical servers or virtual machines.

  • New and changed functionalityFile and Storage Services provides a number of new management, scalability, and functionality improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012.

  • What's New in File Server Resource Manager in Windows ServerThis topic summarizes the File Server Resource Manager functionality in Windows Server 2012 R2 that is new or changed since Windows Server 2012. File Server Resource Manager provides a set of features that allow you to manage and classify data that is stored on file servers.

  • What's New in Group Policy in Windows ServerThis topic describes the new and changed functionality of the Group Policy feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012. Group Policy is an infrastructure that enables you to specify managed configurations for users and computers through Group Policy settings and Group Policy Preferences.

  • What’s New in Hyper-V for Windows Server 2012 R2This topic describes the new and changed functionality of the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2012 R2. The Hyper-V role enables you to create and manage a virtualized computing environment by using virtualization technology that is built in to Windows Server 2012. Hyper-V virtualizes hardware to provide an environment in which you can run multiple operating systems at the same time on one physical computer, by running each operating system in its own virtual machine.

  • What's New in Hyper-V Network VirtualizationThis topic describes the new or changed features and functionality in Hyper-V Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  • What's New in Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 R2This topic provides information about the new features in Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  • What's New in IPAMIP Address Management (IPAM) is a feature that was first introduced in Windows Server 2012 that provides highly customizable administrative and monitoring capabilities for the IP address infrastructure on a corporate network. IPAM in Windows Server 2012 R2 includes many enhancements.

  • What's New in iSCSI Target Server in Windows ServerThis topic describes the new and changed functionality of iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  • What's New in Kerberos AuthenticationThe Microsoft Windows Server operating systems implement the Kerberos version 5 authentication protocol and extensions for public key and password-based authentication. The Kerberos authentication client is implemented as a security support provider (SSP) and can be accessed through the Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI).

  • What's New for Managed Service AccountsStandalone Managed Service Accounts, which were introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, are managed domain accounts that provide automatic password management and simplified SPN management, including delegation of management to other administrators.

  • What's New in NetworkingThis topic describes the new and changed functionality of networking in Windows Server 2012 R2. Discover new networking technologies and new features for existing technologies in Windows Server 2012. Technologies covered include BranchCache, Data Center Bridging, NIC Teaming, and more.

  • What's New in Print and Document Services in Windows ServerThis topic describes the new and changed functionality of Print and Document Services in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  • What's New in Remote AccessA number of new Remote Access server and client features are included in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

  • What's New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows ServerThis topic describes the Remote Desktop Services functionality that is new or changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012. The Remote Desktop Services server role provides technologies that enable users to connect to virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops. With Remote Desktop Services, users can access remote connections from within a corporate network or from the Internet.

  • Security and ProtectionThis topic describes the significant changes to security technologies in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 and how those changes impact Windows 8.1.

  • What’s new in Server ManagerIn this blog post, senior Server Manager program manager Wale Martins describes the innovations and value of the new Server Manager. Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 lets administrators manage multiple, remote servers that are running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003.

  • What's New in Smart CardsSmart cards and their associated personal identification numbers (PINs) are an increasingly popular, reliable, and cost-effective form of two-factor authentication. With the right controls in place, a user must have the smart card and know the PIN to gain access to network resources.

  • What's New in SMB in Windows ServerThis topic introduces the new features and functionality for Server Message Block (SMB) in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  • What's New in Storage Spaces in Windows ServerThis topic describes the features that were added to Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2, including storage tiers, write-back cache, and dual parity.

  • What's New in TLS-SSL (Schannel SSP)Schannel is a Security Support Provider (SSP) that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) Internet standard authentication protocols. The Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) is an API used by Windows systems to perform security-related functions including authentication.

  • What's New in Windows Deployment Services in Windows ServerA Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server running Windows Server 2012 R2 can be managed using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for WDS. Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets, you can add driver packages, add client images, enable and disable boot and install images, and do many other common WDS tasks. For a full reference, see Windows PowerShell Support for Windows Server. Windows Deployment Services is a server role that enables you to remotely deploy Windows operating systems. You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based installation.

  • What’s New in Windows PowerShellWindows PowerShell includes several significant features that extend its use, improve its usability, and allow you to control and manage Windows-based environments more easily and comprehensively.

  • Simpleumsafe. What's New in Windows Server Essentials [VIL]This topic describes what's new and changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.

Installing Remote Desktop Services 2012 R2

See also

Remote Desktop Services is one of the roles that a Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019 can have. You must install this role to set up an RDS host.

To use a Windows Server machine as an RDS host, see Prepare Windows Server Operating Systems for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Host Use.
  • Verify that the RDS host is running a supported Wiindows Server version.
  • Verify that the RDS host is part of the Active Directory domain for the Horizon deployment.

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Install Remote Desktop Services Server 2012 R2

Procedure

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  1. Log in to the RDS host as an administrator.
  2. Start Server Manager.
  3. Select Add roles and features.
  4. On the Select Installation Type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation.
  5. On the Select Destination Server page, select a server.
  6. On the Select Server Roles page, select Remote Desktop Services.
  7. On the Select Features page, accept the defaults.
  8. On the Remote Desktop Services, Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Session Host role and accept the prompts to add in the additional features required to support the Desktop Session Host role.
  9. Follow the prompts to finish the installation.
  10. Restart the Windows server.

If you plan to use HTML Access or scanner redirection, install the Desktop Experience feature.

Install Remote Desktop Services Server 2012 R2 End Of Life

Restrict users to a single desktop session. See Restrict Users to a Single Session.