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This seems like a non-starter to me: "You can connect to computers running Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 7 Enterprise." "You can't us
by hsitz 13y ago
This seems like a non-starter to me:
"You can connect to computers running Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Windows 7 Enterprise."
"You can't use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, or Windows 7 Home Premium."
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/remote-desktop-connection-frequently-asked-questions http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/remote-desktop-c...
Aren't the vast majority of Windows licenses out there ones that you can't connect to as a host in RDP?
- alayne 13y agoIt was always that way. Remote Desktop is probably used most by people connecting to work computers over VPN.
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- hresult 13y agoThat's Microsoft all right. Remote desktop server is disabled on those SKUs for no apparent reason. One of reasons to hate Windows.
- fletchowns 13y agoIt's not for no apparent reason, and it's hardly a good reason to hate Windows. Got any more amazing insights you'd like to share with the group?
- wlesieutre 13y agoThat's not a limitation of the new apps, it's one of the differentiating features between versions of Windows. The big reasons to buy Windows Professional are for the disk encryption and RDP server.