Smart Card and Remote Desktop Services: Learn about using smart cards for remote desktop connections. Smart Cards for Windows Service: Learn about how the Smart Cards for Windows service is implemented. Certificate Propagation Service: Learn about how the certificate propagation service works when a smart card is inserted into a computer.
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This topic for IT professional provides links to resources about the implementation of smart card technologies in the Windows operating system. It includes the following resources about the architecture, certificate management, and services that are related to smart card use:
Smart Card Architecture: Learn about enabling communications with smart cards and smart card readers, which can be different according to the vendor that supplies them.
Certificate Requirements and Enumeration: Learn about requirements for smart card certificates based on the operating system, and about the operations that are performed by the operating system when a smart card is inserted into the computer.
Smart Card and Remote Desktop Services: Learn about using smart cards for remote desktop connections.
Smart Cards for Windows Service: Learn about how the Smart Cards for Windows service is implemented.
Certificate Propagation Service: Learn about how the certificate propagation service works when a smart card is inserted into a computer.
Smart Card Removal Policy Service: Learn about using Group Policy to control what happens when a user removes a smart card.


Remote Desktop Host (RDH) is a lightweight single-user Remote Desktop solution using the standard Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It is compatible with all versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10.
Unfortunately Microsoft has removed the Remote Desktop Host feature from the Windows Home/Starter/Basic editions. In order to access those Windows editions with any RDP client you have to install an alternative RDP Host solution like Thinstuff RDH (single user) or Thinstuff XP/VS Server (multiple concurrent users).
Because compatible Remote Desktop Connection client software is already preinstalled on most devices and operating systems, seamless integration into existing networks without any hardware or software changes is assured.
Alternatively you can also download our Thinstuff TSX Client for free.
It offers additional functions compared to Microsoft's RDP Client and does support all latest Windows versions.
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- Full RDP 7.1 and 8.0 support with Network Level Authentication (NLA)
- RDP Access on Windows Home/Starter/Basic editions
- Media Player Redirection & Audio Capture
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Basically any RDP enabled client software and device is compatible with Thinstuff RDH.
For a full featured user experience we recommend using Thinstuff TSX Client.
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All Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 editions are supported!
