Aero Glass Remote Desktop Connection (RDS/TS)

 

To enable Aero Glass in a Remote Desktop session:

Remote Desktop client, Windows Aero hardware and Aero driver is required.

The following settings should be selected in the Remote Desktop client:

1. Colour depth of the remote session must be set to 32-bit
2. “Desktop composition” must be enabled on the Experience tab

  

If the remote computer is a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine

• Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role is required
• Desktop Experience feature is required
• Themes service is set to auto start
• Video settings are 32bit per pixel

(In Server Manager, go to “RD Session Host Configuration” under “Remote Desktop Services” role, right-click on the connection to bring up “RDP-Tcp Properties” Uncheck “Limit Maximum Colour Depth” from “Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration.”)

• Group Policy is required to enable the settings for RDP

(The policy path is “Computer Configuration\ AdministrativeTemplates\ WindowsComponents\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Remote Session Environment”)

  

Would you like to user Aero Flip, good luck with the key combination, if you find it let me know. NOTE: Does not work on a Citrix ICA session, only RDP.

Create a shortcut like so:

This information is generally from here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/06/23/aero-glass-remoting-in-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

http://mandeeptech.com/2010/02/how-to-create-aero-flip-3d-shortcut-on-desktop-quick-launch-or-windows-7-taskbar/