Many of the actions that you perform in Remote Desktop Services Manager can also be performed by using command-line tools.
The following is a list of some of the actions that you perform in Remote Desktop Services Manager and the command-line tool that can be used to accomplish the same action.
For more information about command-line tools for Remote Desktop Services, see the Remote Desktop Services Technical Reference (
| Action in Remote Desktop Services Manager | Command-line tool |
|---|---|
Log off a user from a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server and delete the session from the server. |
logoff |
Send a message to a user on an RD Session Host server. |
msg |
Display information about processes that are running on an RD Session Host server. |
qprocess |
Display information about processes, sessions, and RD Session Host servers. |
query |
Display information about processes that are running on an RD Session Host server. |
query process |
Display information about sessions on an RD Session Host server. |
query session |
Display information about user sessions on an RD Session Host server. |
query user |
Display information about user sessions on an RD Session Host server. |
quser |
Display information about sessions on an RD Session Host server. |
qwinsta |
Reset (delete) a session on an RD Session Host server. |
reset session |
Reset (delete) a session on an RD Session Host server. |
rwinsta |
Remotely control an active session of another user on an RD Session Host server. |
shadow |
Connect to another session on an RD Session Host server. |
tscon |
Disconnect a session from an RD Session Host server. |
tsdiscon |
End a process running in a session on an RD Session Host server. |
tskill |