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Windows RDP Client Custom Resolutions

Setting Custom Resolutions

Problem

When setting resolutions using the slider, you are limited in the selections you can make, even if the RDP server can support more diverse selections.

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Solution

Determine the Target Resolution

Assumes you're using 64-bit Google Chrome

# 64 bit Chrome
& 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe' --app=https://whatismyviewport.com

This will open a Google Chrome session where you can resize the Chrome browser window to whatever you'd like and this will determine the resolution you need to define for your RDP client.

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This also accounts for the height of the title bar of the RDP client application window (in case you want to maximize the window without using full screen entirely)

Save and Edit the .RDP Session File

Configure the remote desktop session:

  • Computer name
  • Username / stored password (if desired)
  • Mapped resources (e.g. local drive)
  • Etc.

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Click Save As ... and store the file as something like computer-name-5120x1369.rdp

Then, open the .rdp file in Notepad and set the custom width and height and save your changes

desktopwidth:i:5120
desktopheight:i:1369

Now, whenever you wish to connect to your RDP server with the custom resolution, open the .rdp file

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