Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployments refer to the implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services technology within an organization's infrastructure. With RDS, users can access virtual desktops and Windows applications remotely from anywhere. It provides a centralized platform to deliver desktops and applications to end-users, offering flexibility, remote access, and simplified management.

PDF Reader Pro supports deployment via Remote Desktop Services, including RemoteApp and Terminal Server, (formerly Windows Terminal Server). 

Audience:

IT Admins looking to customize and deploy PDF Reader Pro to Remote Desktop Services. 

In this article:

• System Requirements

• Install PDF Reader Pro Windows

• Tuning for Virtual Environments

• Licensing

• Shared Device Licensing Deployments

System Requirements

• Deploy on one of the following to any version of PDF Reader Pro Windows version 2.0 and up:

• Windows Server 2022 

• Windows Server 2019

• Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

• Windows Server 2012 R2 standard

• Windows Server 2008 R2

Install PDF Reader Pro Windows

The following method should be used to install the client (the version is not lower than PDF Reader Pro 2.0) on the RDS.

Open the cmd command line and execute the command

• Double click on the downloaded PDF Reader Pro. exe or PDF Reader Pro. msi file;

• Open the cmd command line and execute the command:

          > Msi version

             PDF Redader Pro.msi                                      

          > Exe version

             PDF Reader Pro.exe

Tuning for Virtual Environments

Tuning helps mitigate performance issues, simplifies the end user experience, and allows you to disable features and behaviors that should not be accessible to end users in an IT-managed environment.

• Install the latest product.

Licensing

Only licensed users should have access to the virtual PDF Reader Pro instance. For more information, refer to the Software license terms.

RDS deployments support the following licensing options:

• Shared device licensing

Shared Device Licensing Deployments

PDF Reader Pro Windows supports Licensing in most virtual environments, including Citrix, VMWare, RDS/WTS, and App-V. 

•  Deploy as usual.

For more information, please refer to:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/welcome-to-rds

Note:

• Shared Device License applies to educational institutes.

• Shared Device License can be used in classrooms and labs on shared computers.

• PDF Reader Pro Team Plan can be used as a Shared Device License.

• If the PDF Reader Pro team discovers that the Shared Device License is being used non-compliantly, we reserve the right to take legal action.

If you want to deploy PDF Reader Pro on your devices/platforms or have any questions, feel free to Contact Us and fill out the form.