The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features that were introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. These features are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

This article describes an update for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.1 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This update package provides the following improvements: Fixes connection reliability issues. Provides better error messages for connection failures.

Fixes an issue in which a remote desktop connection fails on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer. When this issue occurs, you receive an "Access Denied" error message.

This update provides support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

This article describes the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client update that lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features were introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and they are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

You can access your apps, files, and desktop as if you were sitting in front of the remote PC. This article explains how to set up a Windows PC for remote access and how to connect to it from another device.

Provides a Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 update to support restricted administration on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

This Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 7.1 update enables the Remote Desktop Connection client to perform restricted administration logons. It also enables the Remote Desktop Service that is running on an RD host to perform restricted administration.

This article describes an update for the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections features in Windows 7. This update provides support for certain Windows Server 2012 R2 functionality in Windows 7.

This article describes the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client update that lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features were introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and they are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).