Limit maximum display resolution

This policy setting allows you to specify the maximum display resolution that can be used by each monitor used to display a Remote Desktop Services session. Limiting the resolution used to display a remote session can improve connection performance particularly over slow links and reduce server load.If you enable this policy setting you must specify a resolution width and height. The resolution specified will be the maximum resolution that can be used by each monitor used to display a Remote Desktop Services session.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the maximum resolution that can be used by each monitor to display a Remote Desktop Services session will be determined by the values specified on the Display Settings tab in the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool.

Policy path: 

Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Remote Session Environment

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry settings: 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services!MaxXResolution HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services!MaxYResolution

Filename: 

TerminalServer.admx

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