Terminal Services Log - Blog » Remote Desktop http://www.terminalserviceslog.com/blog Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:08:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Can I start a console session from a XP SP3 or Vista SP1 client like in Vista without sp and XP SP2? http://www.terminalserviceslog.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/11/can-i-start-a-console-session-from-a-xp-sp3-or-vista-sp1-client-like-in-vista-without-sp-and-xp-sp2/ http://www.terminalserviceslog.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/11/can-i-start-a-console-session-from-a-xp-sp3-or-vista-sp1-client-like-in-vista-without-sp-and-xp-sp2/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:19:37 +0000 Frane Borozan http://www.terminalserviceslog.com/blog/?p=37 With the old RDP client versions up to 6, you were able to connect to console sessions of your terminal server by using mstsc /console” command.

In XP SP3 and vista SP1 there is no such switch, and now you have to use the /admin switch.

To me, it seems pointless but on the internet they claim that this is due to an architectural change in the Windows Server 2008. Session 0 is not an interactive session, it is only used for services, and this way /console session is not different from any other session that is connected to Windows 2008 terminal…

]]> With the old RDP client versions up to 6, you were able to connect to console sessions of your terminal server by using mstsc /console” command.

In XP SP3 and vista SP1 there is no such switch, and now you have to use the /admin switch.

To me, it seems pointless but on the internet they claim that this is due to an architectural change in the Windows Server 2008. Session 0 is not an interactive session, it is only used for services, and this way /console session is not different from any other session that is connected to Windows 2008 terminal services.

The /admin switch is now used to access only a session which is free of Terminal Services CALs.

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