title: RDP 8.0 for Windows 7 SP1
date: 2012-10-16 14:14:00 +0200 CEST
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author: John Roos
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A few days ago Microsoft finally announced that they will be releasing Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 for Windows 7 SP1. Earlier it was not clear if this would be released for Windows 7 or if RDP 8.0 would be exclusive for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. RDP 8.0 should give some proper improvements when it comes to hardware accelerated graphics in Hyper-V with the RemoteFX capabilities. Among many improvements there are some new compression algorithms which will lower the bandwidth needed for RDP sessions where some parts of the screen might use a different algorithm compared to other parts, and even mixing UDP and TCP on different parts of the screen depending on what’s displayed.
Here is a short list of some of the features we can expect:
- RemoteFX for WAN: Enables end users even on WAN to have a fast and fluid experience by employing advanced techniques such as intelligent and adaptive UDP transports, network loss tolerance and recovery, etc.
- RemoteFX Network Auto Detect: Automatically detects network characteristics and optimizes user experience accordingly.
- RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics: Delivers a rich graphics experience that dynamically adapts to server load, client access device load and network characteristics.
- RemoteFX Media Streaming: Enables end users to get a smooth media experience even on WAN networks for all media content formats.
- RemoteFX USB Redirection for non VGPU Virtual desktops: Enables users to use their USB devices with IT provided RemoteApp applications and remote desktops.
- Support for Nested Sessions: Support for running a Remote Desktop Connection session within another Remote Desktop Connection session.
- Performance counters for monitoring user experience. Watch out for a blog post on this topic with more details.
Read more about the update on Remote Desktop Services Blog and The Windows Blog.
RDP 8.0 for Windows 7 SP1
A few days ago Microsoft finally announced that they will be releasing Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 for Windows 7 SP1. Earlier it was not clear if this would be released for Windows 7 or if RDP 8.0 would be exclusive for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. RDP 8.0 should give some proper improvements when it comes to hardware accelerated graphics in Hyper-V with the RemoteFX capabilities. Among many improvements there are some new compression algorithms which will lower the bandwidth needed for RDP sessions where some parts of the screen might use a different algorithm compared to other parts, and even mixing UDP and TCP on different parts of the screen depending on what’s displayed.
Here is a short list of some of the features we can expect:
- RemoteFX for WAN: Enables end users even on WAN to have a fast and fluid experience by employing advanced techniques such as intelligent and adaptive UDP transports, network loss tolerance and recovery, etc.
- RemoteFX Network Auto Detect: Automatically detects network characteristics and optimizes user experience accordingly.
- RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics: Delivers a rich graphics experience that dynamically adapts to server load, client access device load and network characteristics.
- RemoteFX Media Streaming: Enables end users to get a smooth media experience even on WAN networks for all media content formats.
- RemoteFX USB Redirection for non VGPU Virtual desktops: Enables users to use their USB devices with IT provided RemoteApp applications and remote desktops.
- Support for Nested Sessions: Support for running a Remote Desktop Connection session within another Remote Desktop Connection session.
- Performance counters for monitoring user experience. Watch out for a blog post on this topic with more details.
Read more about the update on Remote Desktop Services Blog and The Windows Blog.
- Written by John Roos on October 16, 2012