Oh, and if you are choosing windows for your thin clients, make sure you order the version of the OS that you want. HP doesn't recommend using windows updates or WSUS to push updates and because of the slower disk and CPU it takes a lot longer to roll through updates so make sure you are staying up to date every month. There is nothing "THIN" about an embedded OS from Microsoft. Just in case somebody else stumbles across this question later, let me throw this in as well. I'd appreciate it if someone with some in the trenches experience can fill in some of the blanks to help me understand things a little better. However, I get the impression that thin clients are also used as browser terminals for web-based apps, in which case security updates would be more of a concern. In my particular case, it looks as though I would have the thin client configured in kiosk mode to drop straight into the RDP client, so security updates seem less of an issue.
#Update remote desktop client full version#
This has led me to wonder - is it normal practice to keep Windows Embedded thin clients up to date in terms of security and reliability patches in the same way that one would with the full version of Windows (Windows Update, WSUS, etc)? If it's different, how exactly, and why? If it's more or less the same, it seems to negate one of the main advantages of switching to thin clients (at least where Windows Embedded is concerned).
#Update remote desktop client software#
From a software point of view, I appreciate that write filters reduce maintenance requirements, but I'm unsure how things would work when it comes to OS updates. From the point of view of hardware maintenance, it seems quite obvious why that would be the case. One of the main reasons for switching to thin clients would be the reduced management burden compared to fat desktops. I've been spending some time looking into the HP thin client range, which offer a number of OS options, including Windows Embedded. Currently users are using their existing desktops as RDP clients, but at some point this hardware will be due for replacement, prompting me to investigate thin clients in a little more detail. I'm currently investigating options regarding thin clients following a move to a system based on Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
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