VERY important to NOT accept "Windows XP style scaling" which can be the default.
Rdp 8.1 for windows 7 update#
Requires Remote Desktop 8.1 protocol which is an update for Windows 7 though comes on Windows 8.1 and above. If connecting to a terminal server (such as Horizon Cloud on ECICloud) RDP 8.1 is required, which will only run on Windows 7 SP1 and. Windows 7 did not ship with the correct scaling pieces: requires updates to scale correctly. The first issue was recognizing that we had Windows 7 rather than Windows 10. Ultimately, the RoyalTS did perform as it was supposed to but had important prerequisites. RoyalTS worked flawlessly on Win 10 client but would not scale on the Thinkpad.įinally, was able to debug the problem with screen resolution on the new Carbon Thinkpad. Unfortunately, our Remote Desktop application runs on Win Server 2008R2 at fixed 1600x900 and not DPI aware. Decision was to rollback to Win 7 for easier system-wide maintenance. This address can be found by selecting your service from the Dashboard in the Secure Client Panel.
In the Computer field, enter your server’s public IP address. Compatible devices: A1U69AA, A1U70AA, C7G47PC, DUMHPTCT5740EPRE, H0E49AA, H0E49AT, H0E50AA, H0E50AT, H0E51AA, H0E51AT. You should see Remote Desktop Connection. Onboarding new high resolution Thinkpads with native screen resolution of 1920x1080. Open the Start menu and search for remote desktop. Hoping this might help another struggling sole. In June 2014, Microsoft released KB2871997 which takes many of the enhanced security protection mechanisms built into Windows 8.1 & Windows Server 2012 R2 and 'back-ports' them to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008R2, and Windows Server 2012.