You can send a message to a user session in Remote Desktop Services Manager by using the Send Message action.
To send a message to a user |
In Remote Desktop Services Manager, in the left pane, click the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server on which the user session is running.
To send a message to a user, do either of the following:
- On the Users tab, right-click the user session, and then click Send Message.
- On the Sessions tab, right-click the user session, and then click Send Message.
- On the Users tab, right-click the user session, and then click Send Message.
In the Send Message dialog box, type the message that you want to send to the user. To start a new line in the message, press CTRL+ENTER.
To send the message to the user, click OK.
Additional considerations
- You must have Message special access permission to send a message to a user.
- You can send messages only to users whose sessions are in the active or connected state.
- You can send messages to notify users of impending disconnection, server status, or other system information.
- You can use the msg command-line tool to send a message to a user.