

This happens when you are connected to the Terminal Server (ts.) via remote desktop, and leave your session by any means other than “Log Off” via its Start Menu.

Sessions inactive for 12 hours will be terminatedĪny sessions that have been idle or disconnected for more than 12 hours will be terminated.Ī disconnected session is where the user is still logged in, but no longer has an active network connection to their session. We will terminate any process that is found to be negatively impacting system resources and inhibiting the use of the Terminal Server by other users. You will need to ensure that the programs you are running do not impact other users. The Windows Terminal Server (ts.) is a Shared Resource and processes that make excessive use of resources (CPU, Memory, Disk) should not be run there. If you must use a web browser on a remote system, please use them on one of the remote lab systems by going to: We strongly recommend that you do your web browsing on your local computer.

Due to the limited capacity on the terminal server and the expected heavy rush of users, we don’t want web browsers parked on this system. Web browsers are notorious resource hogs and casual web browsing with a few open tabs can consume a lot of RAM and CPU. Make sure you follow these guidelines when using the Terminal Server Avoid using web browsers Details of how to do this from various platforms can be found at this link: You will need a Remote Desktop program (commonly referred to as a Remote Desktop Client or an RDP client) to access the Terminal Server (ts.). Notably, the Microsoft Office suite is not available because of software licensing restrictions. Due to licensing restrictions and resource limitations, the Terminal Server only contains a subset of the software load we install in the general MCECS Windows Labs.
