Use advanced RemoteFX graphics for RemoteApp

Supported OS tags: Windows81, WindowsServer2012R2

This policy setting allows you to enable RemoteApp programs to use advanced graphics, including support for transparency, live thumbnails, and seamless application moves. This policy setting applies only to RemoteApp programs and does not apply to remote desktop sessions. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, RemoteApp programs published from this RD Session Host server will use these advanced graphics. If you disable this policy setting, RemoteApp programs published from this RD Session Host server will not use these advanced graphics. You may want to choose this option if you discover that applications published as RemoteApp programs do not support these advanced graphics.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• Computer
  Allow desktop composition for remote desktop sessions

  Windows Server 2008 R2 only
• Computer
  Always show desktop on connection

  At least Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
• User
  Always show desktop on connection

  WindowsServer2008
• Computer
  Configure compression for RemoteFX data

  At least Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
• Computer
  Configure H.264/AVC hardware encoding for Remote Desktop Connections

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
• Computer
  Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
• Computer
  Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT