Is there an RDP 10 update for Windows 8.1? Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 introduces support for RDP 10 while Windows 8.1 supports RDP 8.1 only. When Windows Server 2012 was released there was an update for Windows 7 to bring support for the latest RDP 8 capabilities. This will not happen for Windows 8.1. You can access Windows Virtual Desktop resources on devices with Windows 10, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, and Windows 7 using the Windows Desktop client. Important This does not support Window 8 or Windows 8.1.

Important

This content applies to Windows Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager Windows Virtual Desktop objects. If you're using Windows Virtual Desktop (classic) without Azure Resource Manager objects, see this article.

Customizing a host pool's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) properties, such as multi-monitor experience and audio redirection, lets you deliver an optimal experience for your users based on their needs. You can customize RDP properties in Windows Virtual Desktop by either using the Azure portal or by using the -CustomRdpProperty parameter in the Update-AzWvdHostPool cmdlet.

See supported RDP file settings for a full list of supported properties and their default values.

Default RDP file properties

RDP files have the following properties by default:

Prerequisites

Before you begin, follow the instructions in Set up the Windows Virtual Desktop PowerShell module to set up your PowerShell module and sign in to Azure.

Configure RDP properties in the Azure portal

To configure RDP properties in the Azure portal:

1. Sign in to Azure at https://portal.azure.com.
2. Enter windows virtual desktop into the search bar.
3. Under Services, select Windows Virtual Desktop.
4. At the Windows Virtual Desktop page, select host pools in the menu on the left side of the screen.
5. Select the name of the host pool you want to update.
6. Select RDP Properties in the menu on the left side of the screen.
7. Set the property you want.
   • Alternatively, you can open the Advanced tab and add your RDP properties in a semicolon-separated format like the PowerShell examples in the following sections.
8. When you're done, select Save to save your changes.

The next sections will tell you how to edit custom RDP properties manually in PowerShell.

Add or edit a single custom RDP property

To add or edit a single custom RDP property, run the following PowerShell cmdlet:

To check if the cmdlet you just ran updated the property, run this cmdlet:

For example, if you were checking for the 'audiocapturemode' property on a host pool named 0301HP, you'd enter this cmdlet:

Add or edit multiple custom RDP properties

To add or edit multiple custom RDP properties, run the following PowerShell cmdlets by providing the custom RDP properties as a semicolon-separated string:

You can check to make sure the RDP property was added by running the following cmdlet:

Based on our earlier cmdlet example, if you set up multiple RDP properties on the 0301HP host pool, your cmdlet would look like this:

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Reset all custom RDP properties

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You can reset individual custom RDP properties to their default values by following the instructions in Add or edit a single custom RDP property, or you can reset all custom RDP properties for a host pool by running the following PowerShell cmdlet:

To make sure you've successfully removed the setting, enter this cmdlet:

Next steps

Now that you've customized the RDP properties for a given host pool, you can sign in to a Windows Virtual Desktop client to test them as part of a user session. These next how-to guides will tell you how to connect to a session using the client of your choice: