Register a RDP Software to use with XOA on windows
VKB-1117How-to
- 📦 Applies to
- Xen Orchestra
- 🗓️ Created
- 2025-03-06
- 🔄 Updated
- 2025-03-06
- 🏷️ Tags
Environment
- A Windows client machine used to access Xen Orchestra.
- An RDP client (by default this will use Microsoft mstsc).
Procedure
To register a software to use with the RDP button on Windows you can use the following registry key (source: https://gist.github.com/jeremyrsellars/364ea48ea067505037ef):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp]
@="URL:Remote Desktop Protocol <URL:Remote%20Desktop%20Protocol> "
"EditFlags"=dword:00000002
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rdp\shell\open\command]
@="cmd /V:ON /c setlocal && set url=%1 && set url=!url:rdp://=! && set url=!url:/=! && start mstsc.exe /v:!url!"
Verification
Once the registry key is applied, rdp:// links from the RDP button open the registered software (Microsoft mstsc by default).
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