Remote desktop connection to WinPE 8.0

Question

I'm trying to find the way to configure WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment) 8.0 for RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) connection. Actually I need to connect over RDP to running WinPE based on Windows 8.

Thanks for any help!

Solution

Unfortunately, if you're only willing to accept RDP/Terminal services, you're out of luck. Microsoft says:

Windows PE cannot act as a file server or terminal server. (Remote Desktop is unsupported.)

A former minion of mine once experimented with embedding VNC into PE as part of debugging Altiris client imaging. TechNet also suggests VNC. I've seen it work personally, and it's probably your best bet.

Comments

[MDMarra]

Why? What is the larger problem you're trying to solve?

[Lubch]

Connect from my home PC to running WinPE over RDP

[MDMarra]

You didn't answer my question. why?

[Lubch]

To have ability to work with running app on WinPE remotely.

[MDMarra]

WinPE isn't meant to be an application runtime environment like that.

[Lubch]

Thanks for help, I've already seen these links. First and last ones are not about ordinary "Remote Desktop Connection" way. Second one is about thin client, but I need connect to WinPE, not from

[Lubch]

Maybe we are not on the same way. I need to have ability connect to WinPE by regular RDP way, like this link

[Katherine Villyard]

I originally had that link but the OP said no to it because it's "not about ordinary 'Remote Desktop Connection' way." I should have left it in my answer. :)

[Jenny D]

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