
The client can either be a fully-fledged computer, running any operating system as long as the terminal services protocol is supported, or a barebone machine powerful enough to support the protocol (such as Windows FLP). Terminal Services is Microsoft's implementation of thin-client terminal server computing, where Windows applications, or even the entire desktop of the computer running terminal services, are made accessible to a remote client machine. Remote Desktop Users group and add the local users that shall be able to execute GUI-level tests.Remote Desktop Services, formerly known as Terminal Services, is one of the components of Microsoft Windows (both server and client versions) that allows a user to access applications and data on a remote computer over a network, using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Server Manager > Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Groups, double-click the Modify the UAC notification level as desired.On, the agent must run under a user account.Ĭontrol Panel > User Accounts > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. User Account Control (UAC) is enabled by default, but is not required for GUI-level testing.Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session. Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections. Local Group Policy Editor and navigate to Allow RDP users to run multiple sessions and launch all programs.Set time limit for disconnected sessions.Įnd a disconnected session, select 1 minute. Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Session Time Limits.

Windows Local Group Policy Editor and navigate to The group policy setting has priority over the Remote Desktop Services Collection setting.

Note: The time limit can be set on two levels: either through a Windows group policy or through the Remote Desktop Services Collection.
