Rmt Dsktp Srvcs (RDS), knwn s Trmnl Srvcs n Wndws Srvr 2008 nd rlr, s n f th cmpnnts f Mcrsft Wndws tht llw sr t ntt nd cntrl n ntrctv sssn n rmt cmptr r vrtl mchn vr ntwrk cnnctn. RDS ws frst rlsd n 1998 s Trmnl Srvr n Wndws NT 4.0 Trmnl Srvr dtn, stnd-ln dtn f Wndws NT 4.0 Srvr tht llwd srs t lg n rmtly. Strtng wth Wndws 2000, t ws ntgrtd ndr th nm f Trmnl Srvcs s n ptnl cmpnnt n th srvr dtns f th Wndws NT fmly f prtng systms, rcvng pdts nd mprvmnts wth ch vrsn f Wndws. Trmnl Srvcs wr thn rnmd t Rmt Dsktp Srvcs wth Wndws Srvr 2008 R2 n 2009.
RDS s Mcrsft's mplmnttn f thn clnt rchtctr, whr Wndws sftwr, nd th ntr dsktp f th cmptr rnnng RDS, r md ccssbl t ny rmt clnt mchn tht spprts Rmt Dsktp Prtcl (RDP). sr ntrfcs r dsplyd frm th srvr nt th clnt systm nd npt frm th clnt systm s trnsmttd t th srvr - whr sftwr xctn tks plc. Ths s n cntrst t pplctn strmng systms, lk Mcrsft pp-V, n whch cmptr prgrms r strmd t th clnt n-dmnd nd xctd n th clnt mchn.
RmtFX ws ddd t RDS s prt f Wndws Srvr 2008 R2 Srvc Pck 1.