Hi Fredrik,
the ActiveX control we are using doesn't support this feature (yet). Also not sure if and how they support it in a future update. I think the only way for Devolution to make it work is to actually execute mstsc.exe instead of hosting the ActiveX - which has other drawbacks and downsides. If there's popular demand for this feature we can look into the same approach and also use mstsc.exe for this and track the process from within Royal TS.
Regards,
Stefan
Hi Stefan,
Thanks for getting back to me so soon. In thought, in my ignorance, that the ActiveX implementation and mstsc.exe was one and the same thing. Hopefully it will be implemented later on. I think you are correct in that RDM uses mstsc.exe directly and that is why it is working there. Adding mstsc.exe as an alternative RDP plugin would in my opinion be a good solution as long as ActiveX does not support this feature. I would still primarily use the ActiveX plugin for my RDP connections, but the mstsc.exe one could be useful for those connections with special needs - multiple monitor only being one of those. Hopefully I'm not the only one and more people will let you know. :)
Fredrik Kristensen
Microsoft officially supports the selectedmonitors setting via mstsc.exe. This allows users to specify which monitors to use in full screen mode, instead of being limited to a single monitor or all monitors.
This feature would be very useful in scenarios like mine, where I connect in full screen to a PAW, but want to exclude a third monitor for unprivileged tasks such as web browsing, email etc.
Please see here for reference: Supported RDP properties | Microsoft Learn
Devolutions' Remote Desktop Manager already supports this feature. Are there any plans to implement this functionality in Royal TS?
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