Purpose

Windows Desktop Sharing is a multiple-party screen-sharing technology. Key scenarios include remote assistance, real-time collaboration and conferencing, and video communication. With Terminal Services, a session is always created when a user connects remotely through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). With Windows Desktop Sharing, a local desktop can be transmitted over an RDP connection without creating an additional session.

Developer Audience

Windows Desktop Sharing is designed for use by developers of applications that incorporate screen sharing functionality.

Run-Time Requirements

Windows Desktop Sharing is available starting with Windows Vista. For information about run-time requirements for a particular programming element, see the Requirements section of the reference page for that element.

In This Section

Topic	Description
About Windows Desktop Sharing	General information about Windows Desktop Sharing.
Windows Desktop Sharing Reference	Detailed descriptions of Windows Desktop Sharing enumerations and interfaces.
Search Windows Desktop Sharing	Allows you to search the Windows Desktop Sharing documentation on MSDN. The search results are narrowed to only include topics in the Windows Desktop Sharing documentation.

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Build date: 11/1/2007