Vadim Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Is it possible to enable the Aero Theme (desktop composition) with Transparency on multiple monitors over RDP (Remote Desktop Connection)? I'm using the latest RDP 7 I think with my Windows 7 VM and Client but it's not working. Anyway here's my setup: Host Server: Windows Server 2008 R2 AND Vmware ESXI (Tested with both) Guest VM Windows 7 RTM x64 Windows 7 RTM x86 Client Computer Windows 7 RTM x64 on a Dell Precision T5400 Dual Monitors (multimon) When I connect to the Virtual Windows 7 machine I'm able to get the full Aero theme. This is also called Desktop Composition on the Win 7 machine. This is true no matter if I connect to the VM being hosted on the Windows Server 2008 R2 Server or the ESXi virtual host. That's the good news. The problem I'm having is when I check the box "Use all my monitors for the remote session" I connect to the remote Windows 7 Client and both monitors are used however it dials back and only uses the basic Windows 7 Theme / Aero with no Transparency. Anyone know how to fix this? I'm trying to get a test ready for my CIO to show off my VDI plan (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krause Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hey Vadim, I wish I had good news for you but... I don't. Take a look at this thread here: No Aero/multimon for a single console window using Remote Desktop? Robert is right. Its not possible to do what you want. Multimon is to take advantage of client side multiple monitors. For the Aero / Multimon question: Read this: http://blogs.msdn.com/rds/archive/2009/ ... ssion.aspx Aero is not supported with true RDP multimon for Win7. If you specify both desktop composition and multimon for a Remote Desktop connection, then multimon takes precedence and you will not get desktop composition. If you enable multimon on your Windows 7 RDP connection, Aero (aka desktop composition) will be disabled. Granted, things still look really nice however you lose all the cool Aero Peek, Transparency etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockersh Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 ditto.. I can confirm this. Personally, I like to have my 3 monitor setup like this: Monitor 1 and 2 = Primary system Monitor 3 on the right = my VM Windows 7 box that I've RDP'd into. Works for me baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexmvp Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 that's really lame. I've got the dual mon mon action going and would love to get the aero. really tho it's just a nice to have so no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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