The RDP full form is Remote Desktop Protocol is a Microsoft-developed proprietary protocol that allows a user to link to another computer through a network connection using a graphical interface.
R = Remote
D = Desktop
P = Protocol
History
From Windows XP onwards, any version of Microsoft Windows requires a Remote Desktop Communication (RDC) (“Terminal Services”) client (mstsc.exe), whose version is defined by the operating system or the most existing Windows Service Pack.
- Version 4.0
- Version 5.0
- Version 5.1
- Version 5.2
- Version 6.0
- Version 6.1
- Version 7.0
- Version 7.1
- Version 8.0
- Version 8.1
- Version 10.0