Mastering Microsoft® Virtualization

12.3. Deploying a Single Application

Something new that was introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and carried forward into Windows Server 2008 R2 was RemoteApp. This allows a single application executing on an RD Session Host server to be seamlessly displayed on the remotely connected user's device. This is a fantastic feature as it presents IT administrators with the ability to host and deploy a single critical application without the need to deliver a complete desktop environment. It's a very powerful feature, because it allows you to deliver an application via RDS that looks and acts just like any other locally installed application. This seamless integration with the desktop makes user adoption much easier. The first step is to get ...