Start remote applications with RDP client

mona
2025-05-21

In older RDP Client version (mstsc.exe) you were able to limit a remote session to a "single application"
Unfortunately this option was removed by Microsoft in newer versions.
Therefore we recommend the Thincast Technoliogies' RDP Client "TC Client" (available for Windows 64-bit, Linux and MacOS)

If you want run a single program in the remote session please do the following:

  1. In this TC Client select tab "Program"
  2. Type in the path (installed on the server locally, do not use a network drive)  and the file name of the program you want to start

Instead of a remote desktop session only this configured program will be started (with RDP frame).
If you want to start the same application as remoteapp connection please have a look at the 
FAQ: TS RemoteApp

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