To improve RDP performance on Windows Server 2023, you can adjust both server and client settings to reduce resource usage and optimize responsiveness. Key steps include lowering the remote session display resolution and color depth, disabling unnecessary visual effects, ensuring the server has proper bandwidth allocation, and enabling features like UDP transport and compression for faster connections. Additionally, keeping the server updated and optimizing hardware resources helps deliver smoother and more reliable Remote Desktop sessions.
You’re Improving RDP Performance on Windows Server? This blog post is right for you, to help increase your RDP performance.
Open the Start Menu and find for gpedit.msc
Click / Open on gpedit.msc and it should open the Local Group Policy Editor
Using the Left Hand Side Bar, navigate to the following menu,
- Computer Configuration
- Administrative Templates
- Windows Components
- Remote Desktop Services
- Remote Desktop Session Host -Remote Session Environment
Which should then bring you to the looking screen,
Inside this tab we configure the following
| Setting | Setting State | Value to Configure | Alternate Value to Configure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use advanced RemoteFX graphics for RemoteApp | Enabled | Just set to Enabled | ||
| Configure compression for RemoteFX data | Enabled | Balances Memory and Bandwidth | Do not use an RDP Compression Algorithm | Test both options, use which works best. |
| Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics | Enabled | Optimize for Server Scalability | Optimize for Minimum Bandwidth Usage | Usually Server Scalability option is the best |
| Configure Image Quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics | Enabled | Loseless | ||
| Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics Mode for Remote Desktop Connections | Enabled | Just set to Enabled | ||
| Allow Desktop Composition for Remote Desktop Sessions | Enabled | Just set to Enabled |
Important Remember to disconnect from the Remote Desktop Protocol and then re-connect to it for the updated settings to take effect.
Your final Configuration should look like this,
Done!
If you wish to see each setting in a image format, please see below
Use advanced RemoteFX graphics for RemoteApp
Configure compression for RemoteFX data
Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
Configure Image Quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics Mode for Remote Desktop Connections
Allow Desktop Composition for Remote Desktop Sessions
