Windows – Remote Desktop Protocol as a remote control

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I use rdp all the time – both for work and personal stuff. For my personal stuff I want to be able to rdp into a machine and have the session continue to be accessible from the host machine. For example: In my home office I have my laptop (development machine) and my HomeServer which doubles as fileserver and workstation. I rdp into the homeserver from the laptop, open pandora.com to play some music. I want the music to play through the speakers of the HomeServer machine. Basically I want the same behavior you get with LogMeIn or VNC. Is this possible?

Best Answer

...But the screen is stolen from the desktop when you RDP in, and then you have to unlock the screen on the desktop again without logging off. Which doesn't always work smoothly. Screen mirroring (allowing the screen to display in both locations) is available in terminal server (and Citrix) - but not in RDP. However if you are running a server O/S there are two TS licences out of the box and you can mirror the screen, with some minor pain.

Simple answer: either fool around with "disconnect" and unlocking the screen, or try UltraVNC.

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