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what version of RDP is WIN7 using, it's likely it a later version.
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windows 8.1 stores the configuration information on the microsoft account.
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Windows 7<br />
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Shell version 6.1.7601<br />
Control version 6.1.7601
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Take a look <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/scstr/archive/2012/03/16/download_2d00_remote_2d00_desktop_2d00_client_2d00_rdc_2d00_7_2d00_0_2d00_or_2d00_7_2d00_1_2d00_download_2d00_remote_2d00_desktop_2d00_protocol_2d00_rdp_2d00_7_2d00_0_2d00_or_2d00_7_2d00_1.aspx" rel="ugc">here</a> for the latest version, wouldn't hurt to reinstall could clear up any corruption if this is the case.
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Didn't help.<br />
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Here's what I'm seeing when we try connecting<br />
Initiating connection<br />
Securing connection<br />
configuring connection (and it either connects at this point or goes back to...)<br />
configuring connection<br />
initiating connection (and here it sits for quite some time (30 - 40 seconds)<br />
then it connects.
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I found a site that suggested adding the following to the rdp file. which I did.<br />
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enablecredsspsupport:i:0<br />
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That changed some things but didn't resolve the problem. &nbsp;But it did something which may help identify where the problem is:<br />
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Now when I connect it goes to the welcome screen and then the whole thing blanks out for about 45 seconds. &nbsp;Then I get a cursor and finally the next message appears to be &quot;Please wait for the remote desktop configuration&quot; followed by <br />
Please wait for the User Profile Service&quot; <br />
Applying User settings<br />
Applying Registry Policy<br />
Applying scripts policy<br />
Applying Group Policy Registry policy<br />
Please wait for the local session manager<br />
Preparing windows<br />
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All of these in quick succession. &nbsp;(I had to video the screen to see them all, and there's some I still missed)<br />
Then the desktop comes up.<br />
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and then the desktop appears
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We never discovered why we had a problem, and we just worked around it. &nbsp;Another mystery for another time.
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We have a brand new cloud setup using cloud based windows server 2012 servers. &nbsp;It's set up using a gateway server, a database server and two remote desktop farm servers.<br />
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The issue I'm having is that when logging on from a Windows 7 box the login process is really slow. &nbsp;I mean like 30 - 40 seconds, but it does work. &nbsp;When I try logging in from a windows 8 box, it's much quicker (5 seconds or less). &nbsp;There both using the same rdp configuration.<br />
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Any ideas about why this might be happening?
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We have a brand new cloud setup using cloud based windows server 2012 servers.  It's set up using a gateway server, a database server and two remote desktop farm servers.

The issue I'm having is that when logging on from a Windows 7 box the login process is really slow.  I mean like 30 - 40 seconds, but it does work.  When I try logging in from a windows 8 box, it's much quicker (5 seconds or less).  There both using the same rdp configuration.

Any ideas about why this might be happening?

speed differences logging onto remote desktop gateway

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