Local devices and resources
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Use the Local devices and resources node in the Policy Properties dialog to configure how local resources are used in a remote session.
Enable or disable the clipboard in a remote session. In the right pane, choose one of the following clipboard redirection options:
Client to server only: Copy and paste from client to a server app only.
Server to client only: Copy and paste from a server app to client only.
Bidirectional: Copy and paste in both directions.
Disabled: The clipboard is disabled.
The Limit clipboard to text only drop-down menu allows you to limit the functionality of the clipboard:
No limit: All types of files can be copied in both directions.
Client to server: Only plain text can be copied from the client to the server.
Server to client: Only plain text can be copied from the server to the client.
Both directions: Only plain text can be copied in both directions.
Select the Allow disk drives and folders redirection option and select local drives you want to redirect, or select Use all disk drives available.
Select the Redirect as read-only drives option to redirect all selected disk drives in read-only mode.
If you select the Use also disk drives that I plug in later option, disk drives that you connect to a local computer later will be automatically available in a remote session.
In the Cache drop-down list, you can select whether to enable drive redirection cache hat makes file browsing and navigation on the redirected drives much faster:
Disable: Drive redirection cache is disabled.
Enable: Drive redirection cache is enabled.
Fast mode: Same as above, but certain decorative features of File Explorer are disabled in favor of faster browsing.
On this pane, specify whether to redirect local devices in general, use all devices available, and also devices that will be plugged in later.
Local devices that can be redirected include supported Plug and Play devices, media players based on the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), and digital cameras based on the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP).
Please note that disk drives and smart cards are redirected using dedicated Disk drives and folders and Smart cards options.
Specifies video capture devices to redirect from a user device to the remote session. This is a high-level redirection that allows to redirect a composite USB device, such as a webcam with a microphone.
Allow devices redirection: Allows to choose which video capture devices to redirect.
Use all devices available: Redirect all available devices.
Use also devices that I plug in later: A device that is plugged in after a session is started will also be used. Note that if this option is disabled, you will need to restart a session for a newly plugged in device to become available.
Select whether to redirect LPT and COM ports.
Select whether to redirect smart cards. Note that if smart card is selected as the authentication type in the Primary connection pane, the smart card redirection is automatically enabled and this option is grayed out.
Enables or disables the following functions:
Pen input redirection with pressure sensitivity support. Note: Pen input redirection is supported on remote desktops with the following operating systems: Windows Server 2016 up to Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 version 1607 up to Windows 11.
Windows touch input redirection. Windows touch input redirection allows users to use Windows native touch gestures from touch-enabled devices, including touch, hold, and release actions. The actions are redirected to remote applications and desktops as corresponding mouse clicks. This option allows you to disable touch input redirection in case of app compatibility issues.
Allows to watch video content played in a browser on a remote Azure Virtual Desktop host. To use this feature, you also need to configure redirection on your AVD hosts as described at .
Note: This policy is applicable to Parallels Client for Windows 10 1909 and later, and Windows 11. Note: Multimedia redirection on Azure Virtual Desktop is not available when using the Advanced client feature set. Note: Multimedia redirection on Azure Virtual Desktop is currently in preview. For the list of websites that support multimedia redirection, see .
Enables file transfer in a remote session. To enable file transfer, select this node and then select a desired option in the Allow file transfer drop-down list in the right pane. For additional information, see .