i am creating a RDS Farm for a client thats looking to replace their Citrix. i am able to publish remote apps but not publish desktop. Anyone know how i publish a full desktop? is it just selection Remote Desktop in the remote app menu? I tried it and then it prompts me for a server name...how do i automate it so users can automatically go into the remote desktop in the collection?

A collection can either be Remote Desktop, or Remote App, so if you create a new collection without publishing remote apps it should default to being a published desktop.

can the same servers be used in 2 different collections?

No, when a server is assigned to a collection, it cannot be a part of any other collections

That sucks

Yeah, RDS doesn't have the same flexibility as CVAD. However, it is possible to work around the shortcomings

Why not go with Parallels RAS? Much simpler and quicker to deploy.

...but also has an additional license cost 🙂

yes, but totally worth it IMO. they are really cheap

@Nick Casagrande - they don't want to pay the money..they are doing Nerdio with AVD instead...the rds farm is for their legacy apps.

Why are the legacy apps not in AVD?

Servers CAN server both RemoteApps AND Desktops out of the same collection. It is a registry setting on the broker that enables that.

@Cláudio Rodrigues - i haven't seen any information on that. can you send me the reg key or a link that details that.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\CentralPublishedResources\PublishedFarms\<collection>\RemoteDesktops\<collection>\ShowInPortal