The taskbar may not show the application name correctly when using a Terminal Server RemoteApp

A new KB article was released by Microsoft yesterday related to the display of an incorrect name in the taskbar when using a Remote App. The workaround that Microsoft offers however seems a bit disappointing :-). But I’m sure they’ll fix this issue in a upcoming hotfix.

Article ID: 2642873 - Last Review: November 17, 2011 - Revision: 1.0

The taskbar may not show the application name correctly when using a Terminal Server RemoteApp

source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642873/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134

Aggregate of common issues seen with Remote Desktop Services updates to revision 3.0

The "aggregate of common issues list" for with Remote Desktop Services in 2008 R2 has been updated to revision 3.0 yesterday.

Source http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2601888

"...This article summarizes the available hotfixes and updatestfix for issues that can occur in Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) for Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. For Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services updates, please see 2312539 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2312539) .

NOTE: This list is an aggregate of common issues seen with Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) in Windows Server 2008 R2. Do not proactively install the following patches unless needed. If you believe that you are experiencing an issue listed below, install just the hotfix for that specific issue. If the specific hotfix is listed for your issue we recommend that you evaluate these hotfixes and updates to determine if they apply to specific Windows version and ServicePack level.

The hotfixes and updates are arranged by component areas within Remote Desktop Services 2008 R2 environment and could apply to Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 Remote Desktop Clients..."

Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding when an application performs many I/O operations to a network share

A new hotfix has been released that might be interesting if you publish applications on a Remote Desktop Session Host 2008 R2 server that heavily use network shares.

Details, see below.

Article ID: 2582112 - Last Review: September 7, 2011 - Revision: 1.0

Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding when an application performs many I/O operations to a network share

Consider the following scenario. You use an application to access a network share from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. The application performs many I/O operations to the network share. In this scenario, Windows may stop responding.

This issue occurs because of a new behavior of the Server Message Block (SMB) mini-redirector (mrxsmb.sys) in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2.

In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, a power request object is created and then destroyed for every SMB network file operation. When an application performs heavy I/O to the network share, many threads that read or write to the network share create many power request objects. Therefore, the Power service cannot process the power request objects as fast as they are generated.

Two new hotfixes regarding RDS 2008 (R2) KB2522762 and KB2538047

Microsoft has released two new hotfixes yesterday and today regarding Remote Desktop Services in Win Server 2008 R2. Details see below.

Article ID: 2522762 - Last Review: June 16, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
RemoteApp application does not work correctly from RD Web Access in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522762/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134

Article ID: 2538047 - Last Review: June 15, 2011 - Revision: 1.0
Audio capture redirection feature does not work after a second remote desktop connection is created in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538047/en-us?sd=rss&spid=14134