Disabling Visual Effects

[Guest GCB]

Hi Folks!

 

Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would ask if

anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when users log

on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been through the

group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this (which seem

overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

 

I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic desktop

which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this seems

to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

 

Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for best

performance.

 

Regards

GCB

[Guest Alice Kupcik [MSFT]]

Re: Disabling Visual Effects

 

Hi,

 

Have you tried adding the following to your rdp file?

 

disable themes:i:1

 

Thx. Alice

 

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Alice Kupcik

Program Manager - Microsoft

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

 

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"GCB" <GCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi Folks!

>

> Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would ask

> if

> anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when users

> log

> on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been through

> the

> group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this (which

> seem

> overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

>

> I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic

> desktop

> which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this

> seems

> to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

>

> Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

> properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for best

> performance.

>

> Regards

> GCB

[Guest GCB]

RE: Disabling Visual Effects

 

 

 

"GCB" wrote:

> Hi Folks!

>

> Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would ask if

> anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when users log

> on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been through the

> group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this (which seem

> overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

>

> I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic desktop

> which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this seems

> to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

>

> Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

> properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for best

> performance.

>

> Regards

> GCB

 

Hi Alice

 

Where might I find this file to add this line to ?

 

Regards

GCD

[Guest GCB]

Re: Disabling Visual Effects

 

 

 

"Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Have you tried adding the following to your rdp file?

>

> disable themes:i:1

>

> Thx. Alice

>

> --

> Alice Kupcik

> Program Manager - Microsoft

> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

>

> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

> "GCB" <GCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:FEED1A2C-0BC2-4117-99FA-4BFDA946F064@microsoft.com...

> > Hi Folks!

> >

> > Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would ask

> > if

> > anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when users

> > log

> > on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been through

> > the

> > group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this (which

> > seem

> > overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

> >

> > I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic

> > desktop

> > which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this

> > seems

> > to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

> >

> > Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

> > properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for best

> > performance.

> >

> > Regards

> > GCB

>

Hi Alice

 

I have just had a look at where this file is but I don't think this would

necessarily achieve what I am looking for and it would be very clumsy to roll

out to over 60 machines and different users. What I am looking for I suppose

would be imported registry entries or something within the group policy that

I could roll out.

 

Regards

GCB

 

BTW Themes have already been disabled via a group policy.

[Guest Alice Kupcik [MSFT]]

Re: Disabling Visual Effects

 

You can create one rdp file using the rdc client (Options -> General ->

Connection Settings -> Save As) with the settings you prefer, save it and

share it across users. Does that help?

 

--

Alice Kupcik

Program Manager - Microsoft

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

 

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>

>

> "Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:

>

>> Hi,

>>

>> Have you tried adding the following to your rdp file?

>>

>> disable themes:i:1

>>

>> Thx. Alice

>>

>> --

>> Alice Kupcik

>> Program Manager - Microsoft

>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

>>

>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

>> rights.

>> "GCB" <GCB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:FEED1A2C-0BC2-4117-99FA-4BFDA946F064@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi Folks!

>> >

>> > Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would

>> > ask

>> > if

>> > anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when

>> > users

>> > log

>> > on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been

>> > through

>> > the

>> > group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this

>> > (which

>> > seem

>> > overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

>> >

>> > I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic

>> > desktop

>> > which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this

>> > seems

>> > to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

>> >

>> > Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

>> > properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for

>> > best

>> > performance.

>> >

>> > Regards

>> > GCB

>>

> Hi Alice

>

> I have just had a look at where this file is but I don't think this would

> necessarily achieve what I am looking for and it would be very clumsy to

> roll

> out to over 60 machines and different users. What I am looking for I

> suppose

> would be imported registry entries or something within the group policy

> that

> I could roll out.

>

> Regards

> GCB

>

> BTW Themes have already been disabled via a group policy.

[Guest Alice Kupcik [MSFT]]

Re: Disabling Visual Effects

 

You would create that file yourself: Use the rdc client mstsc.exe

(Options -> General ->

Connection Settings -> Save As) with the settings you prefer, save it and

share it across users.

 

--

Alice Kupcik

Program Manager - Microsoft

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

 

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>

>

> "GCB" wrote:

>

>> Hi Folks!

>>

>> Have been stuck on this one now for quite a while and thought I would ask

>> if

>> anyone knows if there is a way of disabling the visual effects when users

>> log

>> on to a Windows 2003 terminal server by means of RDP, I have been through

>> the

>> group policies and short of importing registry entries to do this (which

>> seem

>> overly complicated and dangerous) I can find no way of doing this.

>>

>> I have disabled the Windows themes and enforced the Windows Classic

>> desktop

>> which appears to have worked but can't seem to do anything else as this

>> seems

>> to be a per user setting rather than a group setting.

>>

>> Just to clarify the setting can be found in system

>> properties/Advanced/performance/settings/visual effects - adjust for best

>> performance.

>>

>> Regards

>> GCB

>

> Hi Alice

>

> Where might I find this file to add this line to ?

>

> Regards

> GCD