Windows 7: Remote App and Desktop Connections

RemoteApp and Desktop Connections is a feature that is used to access programs and desktops (remote computers and virtual computers) made available to you by your workplace's network administrator.

From your computer at home, you can access all the programs and computers that you would normally need to be at work to use.

A connection gives you access to all of these resources, located in one easily accessible folder on your computer. Using these resources is as easy as though they were on your local network or on your computer.

Before setting up a connection on your computer, you will need to ensure that your workplace's network administrator has already published resources for you to connect to. Your network administrator will tell you when resources are available and will make available to you a special file or a URL to use to set up the connection.

Your connection will be automatically updated whenever your network administrator makes changes to the available resources. You can also update the connection manually.