As you may have heard Windows 7 has now launched, With Windows 7 comes a new Remote Desktop Client which has a lot of new features, the main ones you might be interested in are -
- Bidirectional Audio – You can redirect audio recording devices such as microphones on the client computer.
- Multiple Monitor Support – With the new Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services now has support for up to 16 monitors.
- Enhanced Video Playback – Bitmap acceleration improves graphics-intensive applications such as powerpoint, flash and silverlight.
You can find a full list of the changes and the download for Windows XP (SP3) and Windows Vista here
This new Remote Desktop Client is mainly to work with the new Remote Desktop Services (formally known as Terminal Services) of the new Windows Server 2008 R2 but can also be used to connect to remote Windows 7 computers whether it is phyiscal computer or a virtual one running on Server 2008 R2 Hyper-v host.
