Enabling Webcam on RDS
This will show you what you need to do in order to enable webcam access on an RDS server. NOTE: Using a webcam on RDS will result in significant CPU usage (30%+ in my case). You should recommend that users instead use their webcams from their local computers. The setup is actually easy but I ran into some issues that you'll see below. My configuration: Server 2016 RD gateway Server 2016 RD Session host Windows 10 1809 workstation VMware 5.5 hosting both VMs Built in laptop webcam and Logitech C270 webcam Enabling: If you are using an RD Gateway, make sure that redirection is enabled for the collection (not 100% sure this is required). No further gateway config is required. On the workstations, or on a GPO applied to workstations, enable the setting below: Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Connection Client/RemoteFX USB Device Redirection/Allow RDP redirection of other supported RemoteFX ...