Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services – Windows Server 2022

This Windows Server 2022 Tutorial covers how to Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services. Session collection consists of one or more RD Session Host (Remote Desktop Session Host) servers. Users can connect to RD Session Host servers in a session collection to use resources on those servers. The Remote Desktop Service role enables users to connect to virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops.

Prerequisite Required

  • The server you’d like to install RDS is a member Host of an Active Directory domain.
  • Install Remote Desktop Services (Session based)

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Demo environment

  • Computer Name: server1.test.com
  • Domain: test.com
  • Domain Controller: server1.test.com
  • Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
  • IP Address: 192.168.0.2

1. Open the Server Manager dashboard and click Remote Desktop Services.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

2. Select Overview and Click Create session collections.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

3. Before you begin, Click Next.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

4. In Name the collection window, Enter the collection Name and description and click Next.

  • Name: New Session Collections
Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

5. Specify RD Session Host servers and click Next.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

6. Add the user groups that should have access to connect to the session collection and click Next.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

7. Specify User profile disks and click Next.

In this tutorial, we do not enable user profile disks.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

8. Confirm selections and Click Create.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

9. Click Close.

Create Session Collection on Remote Desktop Services - Windows Server 2022

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