How to enable RDP for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

04/13/2008

Even though the Server Core option of Windows Server 2008 does not have shell, you can still RDP (Terminal Services) into it by using RDC from a Windows Client. To do that, you have to first enable the RDP on Server Core by using the following cscript command.

Cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /ar 0

In order to use TS from a pre-vista OS you have to turn off the on by default high security by using the following command

Cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /cs 0

While terminal serviced into the Server Core, you can logoff.exe command line to terminate your session.

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