Set rules for remote control of Remote Desktop Services user sessions

If you enable this policy setting, administrators can interact with a user's Remote Desktop Services session based on the option selected. Select the desired level of control and permission from the options list:

1. No remote control allowed: Disallows an administrator to use remote control or view a remote user session.
2. Full Control with user's permission: Allows the administrator to interact with the session, with the user's consent.
3. Full Control without user's permission: Allows the administrator to interact with the session, without the user's consent.
4. View Session with user's permission: Allows the administrator to watch the session of a remote user with the user's consent.
5. View Session without user's permission: Allows the administrator to watch the session of a remote user without the user's consent.

If you disable this policy setting, administrators can interact with a user's Remote Desktop Services session, with the user's consent.

Supported on: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Options:


  1. No remote control allowed
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
    Value NameShadow
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. Full Control with user's permission
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
    Value NameShadow
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. Full Control without user's permission
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
    Value NameShadow
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. View Session with user's permission
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
    Value NameShadow
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. View Session without user's permission
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
    Value NameShadow
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4


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