Policy

Turn on bandwidth optimization

This policy setting allows you to improve performance in low bandwidth scenarios. This setting is incrementally scaled from "No optimization" to "Full optimization". Each incremental setting includes the previous optimization setting. For example: "Turn off background" will include the following optimizations: -No full window drag -Turn off background "Full optimization" will include the following optimizations: -Use 16-bit color (8-bit color in Windows Vista) -Turn off font smoothing (not supported in Windows Vista) -No full window drag -Turn off background If you enable this policy setting, bandwidth optimization occurs at the level specified. If you disable this policy setting, application-based settings are used. If you do not configure this policy setting, application-based settings are used.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category System / Remote Assistance
Policy ID abbcc44a9593
Internal name RA_Optimize_Bandwidth

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\UseBandwidthOptimization (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\UseBandwidthOptimization (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\OptimizeBandwidth

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to improve performance in low bandwidth scenarios. This setting is incrementally scaled from "No optimization" to "Full optimization". Each incremental setting includes the previous optimization setting. For example: "Turn off background" will include the following optimizations: -No full window drag -Turn off background "Full optimization" will include the following optimizations: -Use 16-bit color (8-bit color in Windows Vista) -Turn off font smoothing (not supported in Windows Vista) -No full window drag -Turn off background If you enable this policy setting, bandwidth optimization occurs at the level specified. If you disable this policy setting, application-based settings are used. If you do not configure this policy setting, application-based settings are used.

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