RDP admin switch

Yi E Wang 646 Reputation points
2020-08-07T06:19:15.123+00:00

I want to know what the difference between mstsc /admin and without.
And also what is the difference between RDP and the console from hyper-V/VMWare/physical screen.
(I still have a bunch of suppliers which are saying that you must install their application in console. )

Can it have influence on installing an application?

I found a site saying it is the same except if you are using RDS.
I found a site saying you it still connects to a console window except not on ID 0.

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A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
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  1. Jenny Yan-MSFT 9,321 Reputation points
    2020-08-07T06:41:31.457+00:00

    Hi,

    If you have RDS roles installed on the remote sever, mstsc /admin will allow users to remotely administer the server.

    But if there is no RDS roles installed, it is not mandatory to use the /admin switch. In this case, the same connection behavior occurs with or without the /admin switch. At any point in time, there can be two active remote administration sessions.

    To start a remote administration session, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the server to which you are connecting.

    Reference link:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/947723/changes-to-remote-administration-in-windows-server-2008

    Thanks,
    Jenny

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