PolicyPicker

Optimize visual experience when using RemoteFX

Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer

Category

Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment > RemoteFX for Windows Server 2008 R2

Supported on

Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 (and their subsequent Service Packs) only

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008

This policy setting allows you to specify the visual experience that remote users will have in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) connections that use RemoteFX. You can use this policy to balance the network bandwidth usage with the type of graphics experience that is delivered. Depending on the requirements of your users, you can reduce network bandwidth usage by reducing the screen capture rate. You can also reduce network bandwidth usage by reducing the image quality (increasing the amount of image compression that is performed). If you have a higher than average bandwidth network, you can maximize the utilization of bandwidth by selecting the highest setting for screen capture rate and the highest setting for image quality. By default, Remote Desktop Connection sessions that use RemoteFX are optimized for a balanced experience over LAN conditions. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connection sessions that use RemoteFX will be the same as if the medium screen capture rate and the medium image compression settings were selected (the default behavior).

Internal name

TS_RemoteDesktopVirtualGraphics

Policy ID

6867cc00dc0a

Elements

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

Scope	Element	Type	Registry mapping	Constraints & behavior	Copy
Computer	Screen capture rate (frames per second): ID TS_RemoteDesktopVirtualGraphics_ScreenCaptureRate	enum	Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value name VGOptimization_CaptureFrameRate Type REG_DWORD	Options: Highest (best quality) (1), Medium (default) (2), Lowest (3)
Computer	Screen Image Quality: ID TS_RemoteDesktopVirtualGraphics_ScreenImageQuality	enum	Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value name VGOptimization_CompressionRatio Type REG_DWORD	Options: Highest (best quality) (1), Medium (default) (2), Lowest (3)

Screen capture rate (frames per second):

Computer · Type enum

Registry mapping

Path

Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\

Value name

VGOptimization_CaptureFrameRate

Type

REG_DWORD

Details

Options: Highest (best quality) (1), Medium (default) (2), Lowest (3)

Screen Image Quality: