On this page you will find an overview of most of the available .rdp file settings which can be used with the /o command line switch.

All settings must be specified using the .rdp file style syntax:

option:type:value

Examples:
alternate shell:s:notepad.exe
keyboardhook:i:2

Note: The information in this overview is largely compiled from this
article at the Microsoft TechNet site.

Overview of available settings

Setting

Type

Default value

Description and possible values

Settable from RDC GUI?

RDP+ equivalent

5.1

5.2

6.0

6.1

7.0

7.1

8.0

8.1

10.0

administrative session

Connect to the administrative session of
the remote computer.

0 – Do not use the
administrative session.
1 – Connect to the administrative session.

Command line

/console, /admin

allow desktop composition

Determines whether desktop composition
(needed for Aero) is permitted when you log on to the remote
computer.

0 – Disable desktop composition
in the remote session.
1 – Desktop composition is permitted.

Yes

allow font smoothing

Determines whether font smoothing may be
used in the remote session.

0 – Disable font smoothing in
the remote session.
1 – Font smoothing is permitted.

Yes

alternate full address

Specifies an alternate name or IP
address of the remote computer that you want to connect to.

Will be overruled by RDP+.

alternate shell

Specifies a program to be started
automatically when you connect to a remote computer. The value
should be a valid path to an executable file.
This setting only works when connecting
to servers.

Yes

/start

audiocapturemode

Determines how sounds captured
(recorded) on the local computer are handled when you are connected
to the remote computer.

0 – Do not capture audio from
the local computer.
1 – Capture audio from the local computer and send to the
remote computer.

Yes

audiomode

Determines how sounds on a remote
computer are handled when you are connected to the remote computer.

0 – Play sounds on the local
computer.
1 –
Play sounds on the remote computer.
2 – Do not play sounds.

Yes

/[no]sound

audioqualitymode

Determines the quality of the audio
played in the remote session.

0 – Dynamically adjust audio
quality based on available bandwidth.
1 – Always use medium audio quality.
2 – Always use uncompressed
audio quality.

authentication level

Determines what should happen when
server authentication fails.

0 – If server authentication
fails, connect without giving a warning.
1 – If server authentication
fails, do not connect.
2 – If server authentication fails, show a warning and
allow the user to connect or not.
3 – Server authentication is not required.

This setting will be overruled by
RDP+.

Yes

autoreconnect max retries

Determines the maximum number of times
the client computer will try to reconnect to the remote computer if
the connection is dropped.
Note: The maximum value Remote Desktop can handle is 200.

autoreconnection enabled

Determines whether the client computer
will automatically try to reconnect to the remote computer if the
connection is dropped.

0 – Do not attempt to
reconnect.
1
– Attempt to reconnect.

Yes

bandwidthautodetect

Enables the option for automatic
detection of the network type. Used in conjunction with networkautodetect.
Also see connection type.

0 – Do not enable the option
for automatic network detection.
1 – Enable the option for automatic network detection.

Yes

bitmapcachepersistenable

Determines whether bitmaps are cached on
the local computer (disk-based cache). Bitmap caching can improve
the performance of your remote session.

0 – Do not cache bitmaps.
1 – Cache bitmaps.

Yes

bitmapcachesize

1500

Specifies the size in kilobytes of the
memory-based bitmap cache. The maximum value is 32000.

compression

Determines whether the connection should
use bulk compression.

0 – Do not use bulk
compression.
1
– Use bulk compression.

connect to console

Connect to the console session of the
remote computer.

0 – Connect to a normal
session.
1 –
Connect to the console screen.

Command line

/console, /admin

connection type

Specifies pre-defined performance
settings for the Remote Desktop session.

1 – Modem (56 Kbps).
2 – Low-speed broadband (256
Kbps – 2 Mbps).
3 – Satellite (2 Mbps – 16 Mbps with high latency).
4 – High-speed broadband (2
Mbps – 10 Mbps).
5 – WAN (10 Mbps or higher with high latency).
6 – LAN (10 Mbps or higher).
7 – Automatic bandwidth
detection. Requires bandwidthautodetect.

By itself, this setting does nothing.
When selected in the RDC GUI, this option changes several
performance related settings (themes, animation, font
smoothing, etcetera). These separate settings always overrule
the connection type setting.

Yes

desktopheight

600

The height (in pixels) of the remote
session desktop.

Limited

desktop size id

Specifies pre-defined dimensions of the
remote session desktop.

0 – 640×480.
1 – 800×600.
2 – 1024×768.
3 – 1280×1024.
4 – 1600×1200.

This setting is ignored when either
/w and /h, or desktopwidth and desktopheight
are already specified.

Yes

desktopwidth

800

The width (in pixels) of the remote
session desktop.

Limited

devicestoredirect

Determines which supported Plug and Play
devices on the client computer will be redirected and available in
the remote session.

No value specified – Do not
redirect any supported Plug and Play devices.
* – Redirect all supported Plug
and Play devices, including ones that are connected later.
DynamicDevices – Redirect any
supported Plug and Play devices that are connected later.
The hardware ID for one or more Plug
and Play devices – Redirect the specified supported Plug
and Play device(s).

Yes

/[no]drives

disable ctrl+alt+del

Determines whether you have to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before entering credentials after you are connected
to the remote computer.

0 – CTRL+ALT+DELETE is required
before logging in.
1 – CTRL+ALT+DELETE is not required. You can logon
immediately.

Note: When disabled, this setting
will also delay the autologin until the user has pressed
CTRL+ALT+DELETE.

disable full window drag

Determines whether window content is
displayed when you drag the window to a new location.

0 – Show the contents of the
window while dragging.
1 – Show an outline of the window while dragging.

Yes

disable menu anims

Determines whether menus and windows can
be displayed with animation effects in the remote session.

0 – Menu and window animation
is permitted.
1
– No menu and window animation.

Yes

disable themes

Determines whether themes are permitted
when you log on to the remote computer.

0 – Themes are permitted.
1 – Disable theme in the remote
session.

Yes

disable wallpaper

Determines whether the desktop
background is displayed in the remote session.

0 – Display the wallpaper.
1 – Do not show any wallpaper.

Yes

/[no]wallpaper

disableconnectionsharing

Determines whether a new Terminal Server
session is started with every launch of a RemoteApp to the same
computer and with the same credentials.

0 – No new session is started.
The currently active session of the user is shared.
1 – A new login session is
started for the RemoteApp.

disableremoteappcapscheck

Specifies whether the Remote Desktop
client should check the remote computer for RemoteApp capabilities.
0 – Check the remote computer for
RemoteApp capabilities before logging in.
1 – Do not check the remote computer for RemoteApp
capabilities.Note: This setting must be set to 1 when connecting to
Windows XP SP3, Vista or 7 computers with RemoteApps configured on
them. This is the default behavior of RDP+.

displayconnectionbar

Determines whether the connection bar
appears when you are in full screen mode.

0 – Do not show the connection
bar.
1 – Show
the connection bar.

Will be overruled by RDP+ when using
the parameter /noclose.

Yes

domain

Specifies the name of the domain of the
user.

Will be ignored/overruled by RDP+.

Yes

/u, /domain

drivestoredirect

Determines which local disk drives on
the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote
session.

No value specified – Do not
redirect any drives.
* – Redirect all disk drives, including drives that are
connected later.
DynamicDrives – Redirect any drives that are connected
later.
The drive
and labels for one or more drives – Redirect the
specified drive(s).

Yes

/[no]drives

enablecredsspsupport

Determines whether Remote Desktop will
use CredSSP for authentication if it’s available.

0 – Do not use CredSSP, even if
the operating system supports it.
1 – Use CredSSP, if the operating system supports it.

enablesuperpan

Determines whether SuperPan is enabled
or disabled. SuperPan allows the user to navigate a remote desktop
in full-screen mode without scroll bars, when the dimensions of the
remote desktop are larger than the dimensions of the current client
window. The user can point to the window border, and the desktop
view will scroll automatically in that direction.

0 – Do not use SuperPan. The
remote session window is sized to the client window size.
1 – Enable SuperPan. The remote
session window is sized to the dimensions specified through /w
and /h, or through desktopwidth and desktopheight.

full address

Specifies the name or IP address (and
optional port) of the remote computer that you want to connect to.

Will be ignored by RDP+.

Yes

gatewaycredentialssource

Specifies the credentials that should be
used to validate the connection with the RD Gateway.

0 – Ask for password (NTLM).
1 – Use smart card.
4 – Allow user to select later.

Yes

gatewayhostname

Specifies the hostname of the RD
Gateway.

Yes

/rdgateway

gatewayprofileusagemethod

Determines the RD Gateway authentication
method to be used.

0 – Use the default profile
mode, as specified by the administrator.
1 – Use explicit settings.

Yes

gatewayusagemethod

Specifies if and how to use a Remote
Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) server.

0 – Do not use an RD Gateway
server.
1 –
Always use an RD Gateway, even for local connections.
2 – Use the RD Gateway if a
direct connection cannot be made to the remote computer (i.e.
bypass for local addresses).
3 – Use the default RD Gateway settings.
4 – Do not use an RD Gateway
server.

0 and 4 have the same effect, but
setting the method to 4 also sets the option for bypassing
local addresses in the Remote Desktop user interface.

Yes

keyboardhook

Determines how Windows key combinations
are applied when you are connected to a remote computer.

0 – Windows key combinations
are applied on the local computer.
1 – Windows key combinations are applied on the remote
computer.
2 –
Windows key combinations are applied in full-screen mode only.

Yes

negotiate security layer

Determines whether the level of security
is negotiated or not.

0 – Security layer negotiation
is not enabled and the session is started by using Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL).
1 – Security layer negotiation is enabled and the session
is started by using x.224 encryption.

networkautodetect

Determines whether to use auomatic
network bandwidth detection or not. Requires the option bandwidthautodetect
to be set and correlates with connection type 7.

0 – Use automatic network
bandwitdh detection.
1 – Do not use automatic network bandwitdh detection.

Yes

password 51

The user password in a binary hash
value. Will be overruled by RDP+.

Yes

/p, /pe, /i

pinconnectionbar

Determines whether or not the connection
bar should be pinned to the top of the remote session upon
connection when in full screen mode.

0 – The connection bar should
not be pinned to the top of the remote session.
1 – The connection bar should
be pinned to the top of the remote session.

prompt for credentials

Determines whether Remote Desktop
Connection will prompt for credentials when connecting to a remote
computer for which the credentials have been previously saved.

0 – Remote Desktop will use the
saved credentials and will not prompt for credentials.
1 – Remote Desktop will prompt
for credentials.

This setting is ignored by RDP+.

Yes

prompt for credentials on client

Determines whether Remote Desktop
Connection will prompt for credentials when connecting to a server
that does not support server authentication.

0 – Remote Desktop will not
prompt for credentials.
1 – Remote Desktop will prompt for credentials.

This setting is ignored by RDP+.

promptcredentialonce

When connecting through an RD Gateway,
determines whether RDC should use the same credentials for both the
RD Gateway and the remote computer.

0 – Remote Desktop will not use
the same credentials .
1 – Remote Desktop will use the same credentials for both
the RD gateway and the remote computer.

Yes

public mode

Determines whether Remote Desktop
Connection will be started in public mode.

0 – Remote Desktop will not
start in public mode .
1 – Remote Desktop will start in public mode and will not
save any user data (credentials, bitmap cache, MRU) on the
local machine.

This setting is incompatible with
autologin and some other features and therefore ignored by
RDP+.

Command line

redirectclipboard

Determines whether the clipboard on the
client computer will be redirected and available in the remote
session and vice versa.

0 – Do not redirect the
clipboard.
1
– Redirect the clipboard.

Yes

redirectcomports

Determines whether the COM (serial)
ports on the client computer will be redirected and available in
the remote session.

0 – The COM ports on the local
computer are not available in the remote session.
1 – The COM ports on the local
computer are available in the remote session.

Yes

redirectdirectx

Determines whether DirectX will be
enabled for the remote session.

0 – Do not enable DirectX
rendering.
1
– Enable DirectX rendering in the remote session.

redirectdrives

Determines whether local disk drives on
the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote
session.

0 – The drives on the local
computer are not available in the remote session.
1 – The drives on the local
computer are available in the remote session.

Note: This setting is replaced by
drivestoredirect from RDC 6.0 onward.

Yes

/[no]drives

redirectposdevices

Determines whether Microsoft Point of
Service (POS) for .NET devices connected to the client computer
will be redirected and available in the remote session.

0 – The POS devices from the
local computer are not available in the remote session.
1 – The POS devices from the
local computer are available in the remote session.

redirectprinters

Determines whether printers configured
on the client computer will be redirected and available in the
remote session.

0 – The printers on the local
computer are not available in the remote session.
1 – The printers on the local
computer are available in the remote session.

Yes

/[no]printers

redirectsmartcards

Determines whether smart card devices on
the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote
session.

0 – The smart card device on
the local computer is not available in the remote session.
1 – The smart card device on
the local computer is available in the remote session.

Yes

remoteapplicationcmdline

Optional command line parameters for the
RemoteApp.

remoteapplicationfile

Specifies a file to be opened on the
remote computer by the RemoteApp.

Note: For local files to be opened,
you must also enable drive redirection for (at least) the
source drive.

/remotefile

remoteapplicationexpandcmdline

Determines whether environment variables
contained in the RemoteApp command line parameter should be
expanded locally or remotely.

0 – Environment variables
should be expanded to the values of the local computer.
1 – Environment variables
should be expanded on the remote computer to the values of the
remote computer.

remoteapplicationexpandworkingdir

Determines whether environment variables
contained in the RemoteApp working directory parameter should be
expanded locally or remotely.

0 – Environment variables
should be expanded to the values of the local computer.
1 – Environment variables
should be expanded on the remote computer to the values of the
remote computer.

Note: The RemoteApp working directory
is specified through the shell working directory
parameter.

remoteapplicationicon

Specifies the file name of an icon file
to be displayed in the Remote Desktop interface while starting the
RemoteApp. By default RDC will show the standard Remote Desktop
icon.

Note: Only .ico files are supported.

remoteapplicationmode

Determines whether a RemoteApp shoud be
launched when connecting to the remote computer.

0 – Use a normal session and do
not start a RemoteApp.
1 – Connect and launch a RemoteApp.

/remoteapp

remoteapplicationname

Specifies the name of the RemoteApp in
the Remote Desktop interface while starting the RemoteApp.

remoteapplicationprogram

Specifies the alias or executable name
of the RemoteApp.

/remoteapp

screen mode id

Determines whether the remote session
window appears full screen when you connect to the remote computer.

1 – The remote session will
appear in a window.
2 – The remote session will appear full screen.

Yes

/f[ullscreen], /fit,
/max, /w, /h

server port

3389

Defines an alternate default port for
the Remote Desktop connection.

Will be overruled by any port number
appended to the server name.

Command line

session bpp

Determines the color depth (in bits) on
the remote computer when you connect.

8 – 256 colors (8 bit).
15 – High color (15 bit).
16 – High color (16 bit).
24 – True color (24 bit).
32 – Highest quality (32 bit).

Yes

shell working directory

The working directory on the remote
computer to be used if an alternate shell is specified.

Yes

smart sizing

Determines whether the client computer
should scale the content on the remote computer to fit the window
size of the client computer when the window is resized.

0 – The client window display
will not be scaled when resized.
1 – The client window display will be scaled when
resized.

span monitors

Determines whether the remote session
window will be spanned across multiple monitors when you connect to
the remote computer.

0 – Monitor spanning is not
enabled.
1 –
Monitor spanning is enabled.

Note: When using Remote Desktop
Connection 7 (Windows 7/2008), the use multimon
setting is recommended.

Yes

/span

superpanaccelerationfactor

Specifies the number of pixels that the
screen view scrolls in a given direction for every pixel of mouse
movement by the client when in SuperPan mode

usbdevicestoredirect

Determines which supported RemoteFX USB
devices on the client computer will be redirected and available in
the remote session when you connect to a remote session that
supports RemoteFX USB redirection.

No value specified – Do not
redirect any supported RemoteFX USB devices.
* – Redirect all supported
RemoteFX USB devices for redirection that are not redirected by
high-level redirection mechanisms.
{Device Setup Class GUID} – Redirect all supported
RemoteFX USB devices that are members of the specified device
setup class.
USB\InstanceID – Redirect the supported RemoteFX USB
device specified by the given instance ID.
-USB\InstanceID – Do not
redirect the supported RemoteFX USB device specified by the
given instance ID, even if the device is in a device setup
class that is redirected..

Yes

use multimon

Determines whether the session should
use true multiple monitor support when connecting to the remote
computer.

0 – Do not enable multiple
monitor support.
1
– Enable multiple monitor support.

Yes

/multimon

username

Specifies the name of the user account
that will be used to log on to the remote computer.

Will be ignored by RDP+.

Yes

videoplaybackmode

Determines whether RDC will use RDP
efficient multimedia streaming for video playback.

0 – Do not use RDP efficient
multimedia streaming for video playback.
1 – Use RDP efficient
multimedia streaming for video playback when possible.

winposstr

0,3,0,0,800,600

Specifies the position and dimensions of
the session window on the client computer.

Will be overruled by RDP+.

/f[ullscreen], /fit,
/max, /w, /h, /pos

RDC versions

5.1 : Included with Windows XP.
5.2 : Included with Windows 2003.
6.0 :
Included with Windows Vista. Available for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP1/SP2.
6.1 : Included with Windows 2008, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3. Available
for Windows XP SP2.
7.0 : Included with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Available for Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1/SP2.7.1 : Included with Windows
7 SP1 and Windows 2008 R2 SP1.
8.0 : Included with Windows 8 and Windows
2012. Available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 2008 R2 SP1.
8.1 : Included
with Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2. Available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 2008
R2 SP1.
10.0: Included with Windows 10.

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