As part of the RDP Client Licensing program, RDP licensees are now able to get reference source code for an implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol and its extensions.
Important to note:
The following table outlines the functionality included in the RDP client reference code.
Feature
Details
Connectivity and capability, including codec negotiation
Maintains connectivity stages and client capability exchange
Bitmap remoting
Enables bitmap remoting over Remote Desktop Protocol
Bitmap compression
Includes multiple bitmap decoding codecs, including the basic RLE and latest RDP 7.1 RemoteFX codec
Bulk compression
Includes multiple bulk compressors, including the most recent RDP 7 era decompressors
Clipboard redirection
Supports copy and paste of content and files between remote sessions or between local and remote sessions
Audio playback redirection
Enables audio remoting over RDP and played on the client device
This code will be made available as an amendment to the existing RDP Client License. For more information, contact Dick Greeley (dickg@microsoft.com) or iplicreq@microsoft.com.