Remote Desktop Window Calculator

This tool helps generate a .rdp file that positions the Remote Desktop window on a 100% DPI display in Windows, as close to fullscreen as possible without being fullscreen, with minimal borders/margin, and no need to move or resize the RDP window after it is created.

What address shall we connect to?

Tell me about the monitor you want it displayed on:

Width: px

Height: px

If the monitor's top left pixel is not at coordinate 0,0, you may need to adjust these offsets. The "ColorPix" program can provide the offset of your mouse pointer.

X Offset: px

Y Offset: px

Remote Desktop windows can't be automatically positioned within 8px of the edges of my primary display due to window shadows or something, with the exception that the top can be positioned within 1px.

Keep-out Left: px

Keep-out Top: px

Keep-out Right: px

Keep-out Bottom: px

Set 0 in the Right and Bottom keepout fields to be able to resize the RDP window after it is created to better fill the screen.

Set 0 in the Left keepout field and be able to move the RDP window after it is created to better fill the screen.

Set 0 in all keepout fields and subtract 7 from the "Height of window titlebar" to be able to maximize the window optimally.

Does this monitor have a taskbar on the bottom?

Height of window titlebar (not including border/shadow): px

Your.rdp file content:

screen mode id:i:1 use multimon:i:0 desktopwidth:i:{{dw}} desktopheight:i:{{dh}} session bpp:i:24 winposstr:s:0,1,{{x1}},{{y1}},{{x2}},{{y2}} compression:i:1 keyboardhook:i:2 audiocapturemode:i:0 videoplaybackmode:i:1 connection type:i:6 displayconnectionbar:i:1 disable wallpaper:i:0 allow font smoothing:i:1 allow desktop composition:i:1 disable full window drag:i:0 disable menu anims:i:1 disable themes:i:0 disable cursor setting:i:0 bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1 full address:s:{{address}} audiomode:i:2 redirectprinters:i:0 redirectcomports:i:0 redirectsmartcards:i:1 redirectclipboard:i:1 redirectposdevices:i:0 redirectdirectx:i:1 autoreconnection enabled:i:1 authentication level:i:2 prompt for credentials:i:0 negotiate security layer:i:1 remoteapplicationmode:i:0 alternate shell:s: shell working directory:s: gatewayhostname:s: gatewayusagemethod:i:4 gatewaycredentialssource:i:4 gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:0 promptcredentialonce:i:1 use redirection server name:i:0 drivestoredirect:s: networkautodetect:i:0 bandwidthautodetect:i:1 enableworkspacereconnect:i:0 rdgiskdcproxy:i:0 kdcproxyname:s: gatewaybrokeringtype:i:0