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How do I place an icon on every desktop in the organisation?

Hello,

I need to place a RDP shortcut on the desktop to allow users to connect to a terminal server in headoffice.
Each PC will have a different login for the terminal server and the login will be saved into the RDP shortcut. (Please note, users on the same computer will use the same login)
When a computer is logged onto a domain, is the local ALL USERS folder used? Or does it look to the server?

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Dan

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tigermatt

The All Users directory is used in a domain environment. While it will mean you have to visit each station to configure the shortcut, placing a shortcut within the All Users Desktop folder will still allow it to show up on the domain users' desktops.

-tigermatt

DanJourno

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Thanks,

What happens when roamng profiles is used?

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Dan

jenkinsme

With Roamin Profiles you could then have the profile on the server and each user that logs in would load their profile from a location on the server. Such as Username\Profile and then you would have the same folders or most of the same folders that are in Documents & Settings\user but you have control of their desktops, etc right from one directory on the server.

tigermatt

The All Users directory can still be used with Roaming Profiles.

Alternatively, the other option is to use a script like I wrote at https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22815457/script-to-create-a-shortcut-to-lock-computer.html?anchorAnswerId=19854539#a19854539 to do the same for you.

Don't forget anything put into a roaming profile will roam with the user to all the workstations they log into, whereas the All Users\Desktop area will always be machine-specific.

DanJourno

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thanks