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Some tips before you connect:

• Save your work to a network location

  • Save to G: or H: network drives, or cloud-based Onedrive
  • Files saved to the local C: drive will be removed permanently

• Save your work often

  • Unexpected network outages, ISP issues, or problems with your home network or personal devices can result in disconnections. Saving often will help avoid losing your hard work and valuable time.

• Only one session can be active per user. Logging into another session will disconnect from the previous and reconnect on the new session.
• Google Chrome, Firefox, and Edge are the recommended browsers.
• Users are required to have their Microsoft Two-Factor Authentication setup before using RDS.
• Idle sessions will automatically be logged out after 4 hours.
  
  

1. From a web browser, visit https://rds.syr.edu and sign in with your NetID credentials.
   
   
   
   
2. Single click the SULabs icon.
   
   
3.  Allow access to local resources (if you have a lot of network printers installed, you may want to uncheck Printer).
   
   
4. Wait for Windows to login. It can take 3-4 minutes.
   
   

5. After login is complete you will see a Windows 10 desktop. This is a generic Windows desktop computer that provides access to the G drive and personal files stored on your desktop and on the H drive. Any files and shortcuts on the desktop should reappear, although it may take a minute or two.
   
   

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   Software installed on this generic Windows 10 computer includes Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud.

   
   

6. If you want to go full screen, click the small two-way arrow icon on the upper right.
   
   
7. To quit, click the Windows start button, then your profile icon, then 'Sign out'.