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What is the default port for RDP and how do you change it?
When an admin needs to change the RDP port from its default to a different one, they can perform this process and many others via Windows Registry Editor.
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Hyper-V is an incredibly flexible tool that can fill many roles for IT administrators, so it is a good idea to learn how this technology works and what exactly it can do.
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What is a roaming profile, and how does it work?
Though newer tools are available, a Microsoft roaming profile is a simple and time-tested way to manage a user's profile across physical and virtual desktop environments.
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How to configure VNC services with macOS
While there are many technologies that allow for remote desktop access and management, IT administrators can use VNC on Macs to great effect.
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End-user experience monitoring allows IT to see what issues users might be experiencing and identify their root causes. Learn which metrics are most important for VDI management.
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Azure Virtual Desktop helps organizations deliver virtual desktops and applications to users, while keeping management within the Microsoft ecosystem. Learn how to get started.
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How to install Homebrew on macOS for software distribution
Organizations that want to automate software distribution can use package managers such as Homebrew to simplify their business software deployment process.
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Background features and processes can often take up precious OS resources. With VMware's OS Optimization Tool, you can run analysis and create optimization templates.
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Evaluating tablets as thin clients in the enterprise
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When the keyboard for a remote desktop isn't working, sys admins will need to run through these steps to find the root cause of the problem and address it.
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Fix Windows 11 remote desktop credentials that don't work
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What is Hyper-V on Windows 11, and what can it do?
Hyper-V is an incredibly flexible tool that can fill many roles for IT administrators, so it is a good idea to learn how this technology works and what exactly it can do.
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What is a roaming profile, and how does it work?
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Running GPU passthrough for a virtual desktop with Hyper-V
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How to configure VNC services with macOS
While there are many technologies that allow for remote desktop access and management, IT administrators can use VNC on Macs to great effect.
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What is the default port for RDP and how do you change it?
When an admin needs to change the RDP port from its default to a different one, they can perform this process and many others via Windows Registry Editor.
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What is app virtualization (application virtualization)?
App virtualization (application virtualization) is the installation of an application on one computer and enabling an end user's client computer to remotely access that application.
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Broadcom to sell VMware EUC division to KKR for $3.8B
Customers that pair VMware's hypervisor with Horizon and Workspace One desktops might feel licensing jitters, but the deal could lead to more flexibility.
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AWS' remote work gambit: Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client
AWS rolls out a computer in a Fire TV Cube box. The $195 device gives enterprises an inexpensive end-user hardware option for remote workers and promises tighter data security.
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Questions remain following Citrix-TIBCO merger
Investment firms Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital completed the acquisition of Citrix, but questions about partnerships and potential product spinoffs remain.