Thinstuff XP/VS Terminal Server
A multi-user Remote Desktop access solution to turn any Windows system into a fully-featured RDP server.
- Free evaluation: Test the software for 14 days before you buy.
- No subscription: You only pay once. There is no recurring fee, no upgrade fee and no support fee.
- Change server: You can move the software to a new server free of charge.
- Upgrade: Start with a basic license and upgrade to any version with more features or users for the price difference + 10€.
Download installer (14 days evaluation version): Thinstuff XP/VS.zip
Supported operating systems
Windows XP / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11
All versions including XP Home, Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium / Windows 8/8.1/10/11 Home (Standard), Professional and Enterprise
Remote Control
Mirroring of Remote Desktop sessions for support purposes.
Not supported in Windows 8/Server 2012; limited available since Windows 8.1
Single Applications
Starting single applications instead of a full Windows Desktop in Remote Desktop sessions (not seamless)
Access to server devices
Access to server devices and resources in Remote Desktop sessions
Device redirection
Client devices and resources can be used inside of Remote Desktop sessions: printers, clipboard, smart cards, ports (COM, LPT), drives.
Remote Audio
Remote audio from server to client in Remote Desktop sessions (audio downstream)
Audio recording
Audio recording from client to server in Remote Desktop sessions (audio upstream)**
Media player redirection
Windows Media Player redirection from server to client in Remote Desktop sessions.**
TS Easy Print
Client side printer driver support - With TS Easy Print no printer drivers have to be installed on the server.
RemoteApps
Access applications from your server on your client seamlessly.
True Multimonitor support
Applications behave in RDP sessions spanning over multiple monitors the same as locally (maximize over just 1 monitor etc.)**
Aero Glass Remoting
Support of 3D effects and transparency over RDP
(not on Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic - only works on certain operating systems)
** Only works if XP/VS Server is installed on Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2
Supported operating systems
Windows Server
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022
Small Business Server (also 2011)
Web Server and Foundation Server (without the Terminal Services / Remote Desktop Services Role)
Windows Server 2012 (R2)/2016/2019/2022 all versions, also Essentials and Foundation
Enhanced Application Compatibility
Enhanced Application Compatibility mode for legacy applications which are not Terminal Server capable
Domain authentication
Domain authentication of Remote Desktop users.
The XP/VS Server system must be member of a Windows Server Domain - does not work on Windows Home Editions
TSX SessionBroker
Based on server load values incoming RDP sessions are automatically assigned to individual servers in multiple server environments.
The XP/VS Server system must be member of a Windows Server Domain - does not work on Windows Home editions, Windows 8 or later, Windows Server 2012 (R2) or later
TSX USB
Allows you to use all client attached USB 2.0 devices in your Remote Desktop session as if they were directly attached to the local USB port of the server.
Unfortunately USB 3.0 devices aren't supported.
TSX Gateway
Included: A highly secure RDP-VPN solution for Windows which encapsulates the standard Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) over HTTPS.
RemoteFX
RemoteFX allows a rich user experience of any Multimedia content over Remote Desktop connections by using advanced encoding and compression technologies on the server side.