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What is Remote Desktop Services?

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, formally known as Terminal Services, is a desktop virtualization software for Microsoft Windows products.

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, formally known as Terminal Services, is a desktop virtualization software for Microsoft Windows products.

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Seller
Microsoft
Year Founded
1975
HQ Location
Redmond, Washington
Twitter
@microsoft
14,039,026 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
238,990 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
MSFT
Phone
+1 (877) 276-2464
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$204,090
Description

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately

8,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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Bilal K.
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Bilal K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Excellent user experience"
It's easy to use and a user friendly and liked it
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Very useful for organizational consistency"
It's a secure means of maintaining consistency for each user in an organization. Very helpful tool, facilitates collaboration with other individual...
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siva s.
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siva s.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"It is very easy to take remote desktop and assist the user to resolve the issue"
It very easy to take control and flexibility.
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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

1. Access RDp Machine securely by attended and unattended mode.

2. I like Unattended mode most because you don't need to wait to accept your request to access remote machine.

3. You can access machine from anywhere.

4. Secure and reliable perfornmance increase productivety. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

I don't feel any disklike for this remote access service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

Accessing Remote Desktop Machine using Remote Desktop Service.

File Transfer.

Communication with end user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

Due to work, I have to work remotely for years now, and it makes my work much easier. I depend 100 percent on this service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

Very rarely, but sometimes there are disconnections and I have to restart the compute Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work online and do the work for which I had to travel a long distance. I save time, energy and nerves Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

the service was fast and reliable

no issue while using the rdp

user friendly and easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

nothing as such, even a layman can easily use it who is not technical Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

outlook, internet issues

software installation

vm related issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

easily accessable , in window as well linux accessable , smothness,secure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

sometime slow , sometime limitation user only Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

its secure and reliable, data is private in the remote server only, large data can easily transfer to the server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

It's a robust product,user friendly, security compliance is good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

Holds record of the user and collects the logs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its helping in terms of connectivity issue and packet drop challenges Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

It takes just few seconds to connect to Remote PC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

Few short cut keys will not work for Remote PC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

I often login to remote PC which is located in office lab whenever I am doing WFH Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

Wherever I am, I am able to access whatever files I need. When you need something,

it doesn't matter where you are, as long as you have a computer, laptop, phone, etc.

you have all your files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

You get logged out quite easily if not constantly using. I find this

to be frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to get into all of my files and don't have to be in front of my computer. I can literally

be anywhere, connect to Wi-Fi and all my files are with me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

It's easy to use and a user friendly and liked it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

It's not user friendly and gets disconnected frequently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connect to server and manage it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

It's a secure means of maintaining consistency for each user in an organization. Very helpful tool, facilitates collaboration with other individuals throughout the organization as well . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

It's difficult to install and not standalone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

Common pool of applications needed by staff of the organization. It would be extremely painful to individually install apps onto each desktop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remote Desktop Services?

I love the Interface of the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remote Desktop Services?

I think need to improve the connectivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remote Desktop Services solving and how is that benefiting you?

To connect the other desktop remotely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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