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The thread discusses whether Microsoft Remote Desktop can display the "real" desktop of a Windows 7 machine, as the user notes that current remote sessions show a virtual desktop rather than the actual desktop environment. The original poster inquires about alternative solutions like VNC or Remote Assistance, with a response suggesting Remote Assistance or Team Viewer could meet their needs, though with some limitations. The conversation concludes with the user clarifying that they want to remotely configure hardware output directly, pondering whether system policies might alter the default remote desktop behavior.
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DrConstrat

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Using Remote Desktop I can connect my one Win7 machine to my other Win7 machine.

However I don't see my "real" desktop - by that I mean the remote machine spawns a sort of virtual desktop and shows me that - I can't run the graphic card control panel for instance - and if a monitor is plugged into the remote machine you just see the login screen not what I'm doing.

So is it possible to see the 'real' desktop using Microsoft Remote Desktop?

Or do I have to find some other remote control software - like VNC or something like that.
 

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Remote Assistance will do what you seek. Different rational to RA but, will give what you describe. So will Team Viewer.

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Remote Assistance will do what you seek. Different rational to RA but, will give what you describe. So will Team Viewer.

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Thanks,

Btw what do you mean when you say "different rational" ?

Does one have to manually start the connection on both machines with "Remote Assistance" ?

 

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