Chapter 10Remote Desktop Services

Up to this point in the book I have focused on the core technologies of virtualization, and for examples I primarily have used server operating system workloads. Historically this has been the principal usage for machine virtualization. You can, however, use virtualization with a client operating system to offer virtualized desktops.

This chapter looks at the Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) that enable remote access to operating systems, both server and desktop, with the primary goal of providing users with a desktop experience. As I will explain, there are a number of ways to achieve this, and I will focus on where Hyper-V is critical.

In this chapter, you will learn to

  • Explain the types of ...

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