Remote destop across multiple screens. - SimonS Blog on SQL Server Stuff

Remote destop across multiple screens.

Do you have multiple screens attached to your computer.

If you want a remote desktop connection to open and cover all the screens then you can use the /span option. To do this create a shortcut or edit the existing one for remoe desktop and add /span after %systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe.

Another great tip is to use the /console option. This opens a connection to the console of the server, just as though you were logged on at the server. This enables you to have 3 open sessions to your server when running in administration mode.

Also if you are going to restart a server make sure you log on to the console. This menas that you get the warnings about other users being logged in and allows you to respond. If you don't log into the console then a restart when users are logged in results in your servers hanging because your remote desktop sessions are closed, but a pop up is waiting to be dismissed. You can't log back in because the server is shutting down and it won't allow the TS application to start.



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Published 23 August 2007 20:58 by simonsabin
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