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| desktop alert window | Desktop-Benachrichtigungsfenster (A window that pops up on the Windows desktop in response to an event, for example, receiving email) |
| desktop app | Desktop-App (An application that is meant to run on a desktop computer) |
| desktop app bar | Desktop-App-Leiste (The workspace at the bottom of the application that displays alerts and notifications) |
| desktop application | Desktopanwendung (An application that is meant to run on a desktop computer) |
| desktop background | Desktophintergrund (In a graphical user interface such as Windows, a pattern or picture in the screen background that can be chosen by the user) |
| desktop dashboard account | Desktop-Dashboard-Konto (An account that is required to certify desktop apps for Windows) |
| desktop device app | Desktopgeräte-App (A device app built in C++/Win32/COM) |
| desktop gadget | Desktopgadget (A gadget that users can display on their desktop, rather than on the Windows Sidebar. Examples are clocks, news headlines, slide shows, and weather forecasts) |
| desktop ISP sign-up offer | ISP-Angebot für die Internetanschlusseinrichtung (A set of HTML pages that offer the end user the opportunity to sign up for Internet access. To view the offer, the end user clicks a link from the OEM link on the Start menu) |
| Desktop Management Interface | Desktopverwaltungsschnittstelle (A system for managing the configurations and status of PCs on a network from a central computer. In DMI an agent program runs in the background on each machine and returns information or performs some action (as specified by a file on that machine) in response to a query received from the central computer. The actions to be performed by the agent might include watching for errors and reporting them to the central computer as they occur; for example, a printer might be set up to report to the central computer when paper runs out or jams. DMI was developed by the DMTF (Desktop Management Task Force), a consortium of computer equipment manufacturers, and competes with SNMP (although the two can coexist on the same system)) |
| desktop pattern | Desktopmuster (In a graphical user interface such as Windows, a pattern or picture in the screen background that can be chosen by the user) |
| desktop program | Desktopprogramm (An application that is meant to run on a desktop computer) |
| desktop publishing | Desktoppublishing (The use of a computer and specialized software to combine text and graphics to create a document that can be printed on either a laser printer or a typesetting machine) |
| desktop registration | Produktregistrierung (The opportunity given to the end user to register with Microsoft and the OEM, if the user failed to register during Windows Welcome) |
| desktop session | Desktopsitzung (A period of time when one user is logged on to a computer. When a user logs on to a computer, the session is created. When that user logs off, the session is ended) |
| desktop sharing | Desktopfreigabe (A feature that allows a user to display his or her desktop to a meeting or to conversation participants) |
| desktop theme | Desktopdesign (A collection of visual elements and sounds for your computer desktop or device User Interface. A theme determines the look of the various visual elements of your User Interface, such as windows, icons, fonts, and colors, and it can include sounds) |
| desktop toolbar | Desktopsymbolleiste (A toolbar that docks to the desktop, similar to the taskbar) |
| extended desktop | erweiterter Desktop (A computer desktop area that extends across all displays that are connected to a computer) |
| interactive desktop | interaktiver Desktop (A Windows desktop session running with an interactive user's access token applied) |
| Internet Explorer for the desktop | Internet Explorer für den Desktop (The web browser component of Windows that provides a traditional and familiar browsing experience) |
| Microsoft CRM desktop client for Microsoft Office Outlook | Microsoft CRM-Desktopclient für Microsoft Office Outlook (The desktop client version of the Microsoft CRM product suite for Microsoft Office Outlook) |
| Microsoft CRM desktop client for Outlook | Microsoft CRM-Desktopclient für Outlook (The desktop client version of the Microsoft CRM product suite for Microsoft Office Outlook) |
| Microsoft Office 365 desktop readiness tool | Microsoft Office 365-Desktopvorbereitungstool (A program for Office 365 that assesses a computer's readiness for Office 365, prepares it for Office 365, and reports the state of the computer to a small business administrator and/or to Microsoft) |
| Microsoft Office 365 desktop setup | Microsoft Office 365-Desktopsetup (A program that downloads and installs Microsoft updates that are recommended for users running Microsoft Online Services services) |
| personal desktop | persönlicher Desktop (A full desktop environment that is personalized for and "owned" by an individual user, as opposed to a shared desktop which does not carry much user personalization) |
| personal virtual desktop | persönlicher virtueller Desktop (A virtual machine that is assigned to a specific user account in Active Directory Domain Services and made available to the user by using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection) |
| Personal Virtual Desktop service | persönlicher virtueller Desktopdienst (A service that allows users to connect to their own, personally assigned virtual desktops) |
| Query Remote Desktop Server Utility | Hilfsprogramm für die Remotedesktopserver-Abfrage (A utility that identifies remote desktop servers on the network) |
| Remote Desktop | Remotedesktop (A Windows feature that allows users to connect remotely to a computer and access programs, files, and network resources as though they were sitting at the computer) |
| Remote Desktop Connection | Remotedesktopverbindung (The client software that enables users to connect to a remote computer that has the Remote Desktop feature enabled or to a remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop connection authorization policy | Verbindungsautorisierungsrichtlinie für RemoteDesktop (A policy that allows the administrator to specify who can connect to an RD Gateway server. Administrators can also specify requirements that users must meet to connect to an RD Gateway server. Administrators can configure RD CAPs by using the Add Roles Wizard during installation of the RD Gateway role service, or by using RD Gateway Manager after installation) |
| Remote Desktop Connection Broker | Remotedesktop-Verbindungsbroker (A Remote Desktop Services role service that enables a user to load balance sessions in a remote desktop server farm. Additionally, RD Connection Broker enables a user to reconnect to an existing session in a load-balanced remote desktop server farm) |
| Remote Desktop Easy Print | Easy Print für Remotedesktop (A printer driver in Remote Desktop Services that simplifies the administration overhead to enable printing to supported clients. It enables users to reliably print from a RemoteApp program or from a remote desktop server desktop session to the correct printer on their client computer. It also enables users to have a much more consistent printing experience between local and remote sessions) |
| Remote Desktop Gateway | Remotedesktopgateway (A role service that enables authorized remote users to connect to resources on an internal corporate or private network, from any Internet-connected device. RD Gateway uses Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) over HTTPS to help form a secure, encrypted connection between remote users on the Internet and the remote computers on which their productivity applications run) |
| Remote Desktop Gateway event | Remotedesktop-Gatewayereignis (An action in Remote Desktop Gateway that is monitored by the Remote Desktop Gateway Manager) |
| Remote Desktop Gateway Manager | Remotedesktopgateway-Manager (A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console on an RD Gateway server that administrators can use to configure Remote Desktop connection authorization policies (RD CAPs), Remote Desktop resource authorization policies (RD RAPs), and computer groups associated with RD RAPs. RD Gateway Manager also provides tools to help monitor RD Gateway connection status, health, and events) |
| Remote Desktop Gateway server | Remotedesktop-Gatewayserver (A server on which the Remote Desktop Gateway role service is installed. Users connect to network resources on an internal corporate or private network through an RD Gateway server) |
| Remote Desktop IP Virtualization | Remotedesktop-IP-Virtualisierung (A feature of Remote Desktop Services that enables administrators to assign virtual IP addresses to specific programs running on the remote desktop server or to client sessions running on the remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop license server | Remotedesktop-Lizenzserver (A computer on which the RD Licensing role service is installed. A license server issues RDS CALs to users or devices that connect to a remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop Licensing | Remotedesktoplizenzierung (A Remote Desktop Services role service that manages the Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs). RD Licensing installs, issues, and monitors the availability of RDS CALs on a Remote Desktop license server by using RD Licensing Manager) |
| Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser | Remotedesktop-Lizenzierungsdiagnose (A management tool that provides information to help identify possible licensing problems for the Remote Desktop Session Host server) |
| Remote Desktop Licensing Manager | Remotedesktoplizenzierungs-Manager (A Remote Desktop Services management tool for installing, issuing, and monitoring Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) on a Remote Desktop license server) |
| Remote Desktop licensing mode | Remotedesktop-Lizenzierungsmodus (A mode that determines the type of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that a remote desktop server will request from a license server on behalf of a client that is connecting to the remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop profile | Remotedesktopprofil (A user profile that is specifically created for remote desktop server sessions) |
| Remote Desktop Protocol | Remotedesktopprotokoll (A proprietary protocol to provide remote display and input capabilities over network connections for Windows®-based applications between two computers) |
| Remote Desktop resource authorization policy | Ressourcenautorisierungsrichtlinie für Remotedesktop (A policy that allows an administrator to specify the network resources that users can connect to through an RD Gateway server. Administrators can configure RD RAPs by using the Add Roles Wizard during installation of the RD Gateway role service, or by using RD Gateway Manager after installation) |
| Remote Desktop Server Configuration | Remotedesktopserver-Konfiguration (A Remote Desktop Services management snap-in that you can use to configure settings for new connections, modify the settings of existing connections, and delete connections. You can configure settings on a per-connection basis or for the server as a whole) |
| Remote Desktop Server Extension | Remotedesktopserver-Erweiterung (A Windows Server feature that adds Remote Desktop Services-specific tabs to the Properties sheet of a user account) |
| remote desktop server farm | Remotedesktop-Serverfarm (A group of servers that are in one location and that are networked together for the purpose of sharing workload) |
| remote desktop server group | Remotedesktop-Servergruppe (A group of two or more remote desktop servers that you can manage via Remote Desktop Server Manager) |
| Remote Desktop Services | Remotedesktopdienste (A server role that provides multi-user access to applications and desktops for non-admin purposes; provides technologies that enable users to access Windows-based programs that are installed on a remote desktop server, or to access the Windows desktop itself, from almost any computing device) |
| Remote Desktop Services client access license | Clientzugriffslizenz für Remotedesktopdienste (A license that is required for a user or a device to connect to a remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop Services Licensing Web site | Lizenzierungswebsite für Remotedesktopdienste (A secure Microsoft Web site that is designed to help you manage your Windows 2000 or later license server and for you to obtain Remote Desktop Services client access license tokens. All information collected at this site is used to help you manage your Remote Desktop Services resources) |
| Remote Desktop Services Manager | Remotedesktopdienste-Manager (A Remote Desktop Services management snap-in that is used to view information about and monitor users, sessions, processes, and devices on remote desktop servers that reside in trusted domains. You can also use Remote Desktop Server Manager to perform certain administrative tasks; for example, you can disconnect or log off users from their Remote Desktop Services sessions) |
| Remote Desktop Services Network Fair Share | Gleichmäßige Netzwerkauslastung für Remotedesktopdienste (A feature that dynamically distributes available bandwidth across sessions based on the number of active sessions to enable equal bandwidth utilization) |
| Remote Desktop Services Per Device client access license | Pro Gerät"-Clientzugriffslizenz für Remotedesktopdienste" (One of the two types of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that permits one device (used by any user) to connect to a remote desktop server) |
| Remote Desktop Services Per User client access license | Pro Benutzer"-Clientzugriffslizenz für Remotedesktopdienste" (One of the two types of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that permits one user to access remote desktop servers from an unlimited number of client computers or devices) |
| Remote Desktop Services session-based desktop deployment | sitzungsbasierte Desktopbereitstellung durch Remotedesktopdienste (A session-based deployment that allows users to connect to collections that include published RemoteApp programs and session-based desktops) |
| Remote Desktop Session Host | Remotedesktop-Sitzungshost (A Remote Desktop Services role service that enables a computer that is running Windows Server to host Windows-based programs or the full Windows desktop) |
| Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration | Remotedesktop-Sitzungshostkonfiguration (An MMC management snap-in for Remote Desktop Services. You can use Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration to configure settings for new connections, modify the settings of existing connections, and delete connections. You can configure settings on a per connection basis, or for the server as a whole) |
| Remote Desktop Session Host server | Remotedesktop-Sitzungshostserver (A server running the RD Session Host role service that hosts Windows-based programs or the full Windows desktop for Remote Desktop Services clients) |
| Remote Desktop Virtualization Host | Remotedesktop-Virtualisierungshost (A Windows server that is running Microsoft Hyper-V Server) |
| Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Agent | Virtualisierungshost-Agent für Remotedesktop (A service that is running on any machine that has the RD Virtualization role service installed) |
| Remote Desktop Web Access Configuration | Remotedesktop-Webzugriffskonfiguration (In Remote Desktop Services, the site where you can configure the RD Web Access Web Part) |
| Remote Desktop Web Connection | Remotedesktop-Webverbindung (A feature of Windows that when deployed on a Web server, allows a user to connect to remote desktop servers and other computers through a Web browser, even if the full Remote Desktop Connection client is not installed on the user's computer) |
| Remote Desktops | Remotedesktops (A snap-in that allows users to manage Remote Desktop connections to remote desktop servers and computers that are running Windows Server) |
| RemoteApp and Desktop Connection | RemoteApp- und Desktopverbindung (A customized view of RemoteApp programs and virtual desktops that the administrator makes available to users that are using Windows 7 or RAD Web Access) |
| RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Management | RemoteApp- und Desktopverbindungsverwaltung (A Windows Server role service for Remote Desktop Services (i.e. a RD subrole) that houses the assignment, connection handling, and execution designation policy, thus defining the contents and availability of a remote workspace) |
| RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Web service | RemoteApp- und Desktopverbindungs-Webdienst (A Web service that is installed as a part of RAD Web Access to help client computers keep in sync with workspaces) |
| RemoteApp and Desktop Web Access Configuration | Konfiguration von RemoteApp- und Desktop-Webzugriff (An option on the Remote Desktop Services menu on the Administrative Tools menu that opens the RAD Web Access Web site for administrative purposes) |
| RemoteFX-enabled virtual desktop | virtueller Desktop mit aktiviertem RemoteFX (A virtual desktop on which RemoteFX can be run) |
| secure desktop | sicherer Desktop (A desktop that is isolated from other processes running on the system. The secure desktop increases the security of the elevation prompt) |
| session-based desktop deployment | sitzungsbasierte Desktopbereitstellung (A session-based deployment that allows users to connect to collections that include published RemoteApp programs and session-based desktops) |
| virtual desktop | virtueller Desktop (A client operating system that is deployed by using a virtual machine to provide a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it were a separate computer) |
| virtual desktop pool | virtueller Desktoppool (A group of one or more identically configured virtual machines. Users can connect to any virtual machine in the pool by using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection. Because the virtual machines are identically configured, users will receive the same virtual desktop regardless of which virtual machine they connect to. Only one user can use a given virtual machine at a time, but the user is not assigned to a particular virtual machine) |
| virtual desktop template | Vorlage für virtuelle Desktops (A virtual machine that is configured as a template in a virtual desktop collection and is used to create new virtual desktops in that collection) |
| virtual machine-based desktop deployment | auf virtuellen Computern basierende Desktopbereitstellung (A deployment that allows users to run multiple client operating systems on a single server hosted on Hyper-V) |
| Windows Desktop Apps Certification Kit | Windows-Zertifizierungskit für Desktop-Apps (Tools and documentation to certify apps for Windows) |
| Windows Dev Center desktop dashboard | Windows Dev Center Desktop-Dashboard (The entry point to the desktop section of the Windows Dev Center where users can certify desktop apps for Windows, exchange information with Microsoft, and obtain services) |
| Windows Dev Center hardware and desktop dashboard | Windows Dev Center Hardware- und Desktop-Dashboard (The entry point to the hardware and desktop development sections of the Windows Dev Center where users can certify hardware and desktop apps for Windows, distribute drivers, exchange information with Microsoft, and obtain services) |
