User Experience Settings

Display Tab

Option	Description
Color depth	Choose the number of bits used to represent the color of a single pixel on the screen. Choose between 256 (8-bit Color Depth) or True Color (24-bit or 32-bit Color Depth).
Resolution	Fit to Browser Window: Fit to the current size of your browser window. Fit to Screen: The connection window will adapt to the size of your display. Main Screen Resolutions: Choose between a variety of pre-defined resolutions.
Image Quality	Controls the balance between visual clarity and performance. Choose between: Highest, Optimum, Good, or Fastest.
Update Session Resolution on Resize	Adjust the screen resolution when the size of the browser window changes.
Multi-monitor (GFX is required)	Extend your remote desktop across multiple monitors.

Resources Tab

Option	Description
Enable clipboard	Enable or disable the use of the clipboard.
Enable clipboard File Transfer	Allows the transference of the files between local and remote computers using the clipboard.
Enable Intermediate Disk	Enable or disable the use of an intermediate storage disk for files during remote sessions.
Disk Name	Choose the name of the disk.
Automatically download any newly added file	Automatically download any new files added to a local computer.
Enable printer	Enable or disable the use of local printers while connected to a remote computer.
Set As Default Printer	Set a specific printer as default for remote sessions.
Printer Name	Choose the name of the printer.
PostScript Printer Driver	Select the driver to use the correct one to preserve the layout, fonts, and graphics of a document when printing.
Enable Remote Sound	Enable or disable any sound that is played on the remote computer.

Experience Tab

Option	Description
RemoteFX	Enable or disable Remote FX.
GFX	Provide high-quality 3D graphics, smooth animation, and even hardware acceleration for video decoding and rendering.
H.264	A compressor for remote desktop software to provide a smoother and more responsive experience, even over slower or less reliable networks.
Desktop Background	Enable this option to show the desktop background.
Visual Styles	Enable this option to show Windows Visual Styles: the appearance of common controls, colors, borders, and themes.
Menu and Windows Animation	Enable this option to show the menu and Windows animation when you scroll or expand a drop-down menu.
Font Smoothing	Enable this option to allow "Clear Type", a font smoothing option added to Windows Server 2008.
Show Window Content While Dragging	Enable this option to show the contents of the window while being dragged. Otherwise, a transparent border is dragged.
Desktop Composition	Enable this option to configure the DWM to redirect the desktop drawing to off-screen surfaces in video memory. Also, the desktop will present many visual effects.
Smart Sizing	Enable this option to scale the connection image. The maximum size of the connection will be the original desktop size.
Multitouch Redirection	Allows the use of the touchscreen capabilities of a local device when accessing a remote computer.

Advanced Tab

Option	Description
Unicode Keyboard	Uncheck this option to connect to Unix computers through xRDC.
Connect to the console session	Check this option to connect to the console session. This requires confirmation from the logged on user and then, a log out the current session.
Disable NLA login	Check this to skip NLA as the default login and have the authentication done by an alternative method.
TLS Version	TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a protocol used to encrypt data that is transmitted over the internet, including in remote desktop connections.
WebSocket compression	Check this option to enable the compression for the exchanged WebSocket data and improve the functioning of the application. It only works in browsers that have the WebSocket compression enabled.
Record Remote Desktop Session	Enables the recording of the remote desktop session when connecting to this profile. For details, see Session Recording.
Touch to relative mouse movements	Enable to tap and drag your finger across the touchscreen to move the cursor on the remote computer.
Touch to hold delay	Specify the amount of time in milliseconds that you need to hold a touch until you can drag.

Desktop Client Tab

Redirect the following (local) resources to the remote machine:

See the following sections for details on:

• Core Settings

• Access Control Settings