Updated: July 11, 2020 (August 24, 2009)

Terminal Services Renamed

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This chart shows the new Remote Desktop nomenclature for the former Terminal Server role and components. Remote Desktop Services is the new name for Terminal Services, a Windows Server role that enables users to access session- or virtual machine-based desktops and centrally managed applications. The names of Terminal Server management tools, such as Terminal Services Configuration Manager, have also been changed. Microsoft often refers to Terminal Services as “presentation virtualization.”

New Name	Functionality	Former Name
Remote Desktop		Terminal Services
Session Host	The Windows Server where users connect and applications run	Terminal Server
Licensing	Tracks Remote Desktop Services licenses	Licensing
Gateway	Uses the Remote Desktop Protocol over HTTPS to establish secure encrypted connection between remote users on the Internet and Remote Desktop Services	Gateway
Connection Broker	Determines which

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