I just installed a copy of Windows Server 2012 but I'm not able to configure RDP Settings and manage RDP Connections as usual because the specific MMC snapins (tsconfig.msc and tsadmin.msc) appears to be missing.

The tools also seem to be missing from "Server Manager/Add Role and Features".

There is a new way to perform these tasks?

Hi,

From the Understand and Troubleshoot Remote Desktop Services guide:

RDS management tools used in previous version of Windows such as TSADMIN and TSCONFIG are no longer present in Windows Server "8" Beta, and management functions that administrators were used to performing with these tools are now accomplished by the new RDMS user interface.

-Greg

• Edited by Greg LindsayMicrosoft employee Saturday, August 18, 2012 8:42 PM
• Proposed as answer by Arthur_LiMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:07 AM
• Marked as answer by Arthur_LiMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Friday, January 04, 2013 8:22 AM

OK, but the new scenario is applicable only to domain systems and does not consider the RDP service usage for Remote Server Administration only.

Yes this is a real pain ....

I to need to get this set up as out the box it only appears to allow 1 session per user as was the case with 2008.

I can't find any PowerShell cmdlets to help so I assume it's a matter of looking in the registry.

For remote adminstration purposes, all you have to do is Enable remote management.  This can be done from Server Manager > Local Server.  And, I had two users with admin privileges logged in with no problem.  From a licensing standpoint, this is what is allowed.

I'm curious.  What more are you trying to accomplish?

For remote adminstration purposes, all you have to do is Enable remote management.  This can be done from Server Manager > Local Server.  And, I had two users with admin privileges logged in with no problem.  From a licensing standpoint, this is what is allowed.

I'm curious.  What more are you trying to accom

With server 2008 for remote desktop Admin mode the default setting was to restrict each specific user account to a single session although you could indeed have 2 concurrent admin connections if they were different accounts.

Can't see how to change this in 2012?

With server 2008 for remote desktop Admin mode the default setting was to restrict each specific user account to a single session although you could indeed have 2 concurrent admin connections if they were different accounts.

Can't see how to change this in 2012?

Hi:

Simply disable the SingleSessionPerUser Terminal Services setting. This works immediately with no reboot required.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server]
"fSingleSessionPerUser"=dword:00000000

• Proposed as answer by jesusss Tuesday, November 13, 2012 3:56 PM
• Marked as answer by Arthur_LiMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Friday, January 04, 2013 8:21 AM

• Proposed as answer by Vovanexe Tuesday, April 01, 2014 9:51 AM

Hi 
I have found a solution to the tsadmin problem. Copy these files from a 2008 server to the Windows 2012/8 computer under c:\windows\system32

tsadmin.dll
tsadmin.msc
umcRes.dll
wts.dll


Then import these registry settings and you have Tsadmin.msc working again! :) 

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\FX:{3FCE72B6-A31B-43ac-ADDA-120E1E56EB0F}]
"ApplicationBase"=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,\
  73,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,00,00
"About"="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
"VersionStringIndirect"="@C:\\Windows\\System32\\umcRes.dll,-106"
"ProviderStringIndirect"=hex(2):40,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,\
  00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,\
  5c,00,75,00,6d,00,63,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
  00,31,00,30,00,32,00,00,00
"NameString"="Remote Desktop Services Manager"
"HelpTopic"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,70,00,5c,00,74,00,73,00,5f,00,6d,00,61,\
  00,6e,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,63,00,68,00,6d,00,00,00
"AssemblyName"="tsadmin"
"RuntimeVersion"="v2.0.50215"
"Description"="Manage Remote Desktop Services sessions"
"DescriptionStringIndirect"=hex(2):40,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,\
  64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
  00,5c,00,75,00,6d,00,63,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\
  2d,00,31,00,30,00,34,00,00,00
"LinkedHelpTopics"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,\
  00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,70,00,5c,00,74,00,73,00,5f,00,\
  6d,00,61,00,6e,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,63,00,68,00,6d,00,00,00
"NameStringIndirect"=hex(2):40,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,\
  00,77,00,73,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
  75,00,6d,00,63,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,\
  00,30,00,33,00,00,00
"IconIndirect"=hex(2):40,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,\
  00,73,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,75,00,\
  6d,00,63,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,31,\
  00,31,00,00,00
"FxVersion"="2.0.1.7"
"Type"="Microsoft.TerminalServices.Monitor.SnapIn.TSManagerSnapIn, tsadmin, Version=6.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
"FolderBitmapsColorMask"=dword:00000000
"ModuleName"="tsadmin.dll"
"Provider"="Microsoft Corporation"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\FX:{3FCE72B6-A31B-43ac-ADDA-120E1E56EB0F}\NodeTypes]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\FX:{3FCE72B6-A31B-43ac-ADDA-120E1E56EB0F}\Standalone]

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• Proposed as answer by SkyHawkTech Friday, September 05, 2014 8:08 PM

• Proposed as answer by ngroon Wednesday, January 14, 2015 8:25 PM

Except for SHADOWING / REMOTE CONTROL