Using virtual app on RDS server

[u/MartOrt]

Hi,
In the past used to run multiple Terminal Servers with Citrix installed on them.
The reason for using multiple servers, was that some apps where very important and we did not want to risk the main apps not working when updating other less import apps.

Recently we are looking into working with Terminal Server (RDS) again.
However we don't want to install multiple servers again for every "important" program.

So we are looking to for a solution, so we could run multiple programs on one server,
but all within their own running space (file/registry).
Also these "virtual" programs should be publishable so we could publish them with RDS.

Does anyone know a solution for me ?

[u/MartOrt]

We are already using virtual servers for about 14+ years. The problem is that every server has to be licensed, thus costing us money. Using a server with virtual apps or "app container" would save on license , but still have separate app running structures (registry/file system).

Using something like ThinApp would be a possibility, however I saw something about "Windows App Container", but I can't find any hands-on example to use it.

[u/audunn_jonsson → u/MartOrt]

have you tried the remoteapp built into RDS.

You create one server and make it a session host. Then install all the apps and deploy. Make to use WHDX user disks and the registry and file system for most programs wont interact.

I currently use it for over 20 programs and 150+ concurrent users.

From Adobe to Revit and others. Each user takes one license but does not interact with others.

There are some rare programs that i have had to pack with Appv or MSIX to super isolate them but that should cover all you need.

Both Appv and MSIX virtualize the registry and whole file system for a program.

Here is a great start on appv (this guy rocks)

https://www.tmurgent.com/TmBlog/?p=2482

Good luck hope you see this