System Requirements:
- Windows 3.11
- Windows 95
- Windows 98, 98 SE
- Windows Millennium
- Windows NT 3.51
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003 / R2
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2012
The Problem:
Keeping track of RDP release versions. The table below contains the know version and release history for the mstsc / Terminal Services Client / Terminal Server Advanced Client / Remote Desktop Client for Windows. Mac releases are not included.
More Information:
The following table outlines the different versions of the Remote Desktop Client, their file versions and about box versions against their official compatibility between different Windows versions.
Please note that compatibility assumes that a suitable service pack level already exists on the machine to support it. For example 6.1.7600.16385 requires XP SP3.
| Version | ‘About’ build | Encryption | CPU | RDP Ver | 3.11 | 95 | 98 | ME | NT 3.51 | NT 4.0 | NT 4.0 TSE | 2000 | XP | 2003 | XP/2003 x64 | Vista | 7 | 2008 | 2008 R2 | 8 | 2012 | 8.1 | 2012 R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0.1381.133 | 4.00.0419 | x86 | 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | I (SP4) | |||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.259 | 4.00.0419 | x86 | 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.620 | 4.00.0419 | x86 | 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | I (SP6) | |||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.710 | 4.00.0419 | x86 | 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | 317636 | |||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.32901 | 4.00.0419 | x86, Alpha | 4.0 | N | Y | Y | I (SP4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.33027 | 4.00.0419 | x86, Alpha | 4.0 | N | Y | Y | I (SP5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.33388 | 4.00.0419 | Alpha | 4.0 | N | N | Y | I (SP6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4.0.1381.33478 | 4.00.0419 | x86 | 4.0 | N | Y | Y | 317636 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5.0.2195.1620 | 5.00.2195 | 56, 128 | x86 | 5.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | I (SP1) | |||||||||||
| 5.0.2195.2721 | 5.00.2195 | 128 | x86 | 5.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | I (SP2) | |||||||||||
| 5.0.2195.3895 | 5.00.2195 | 128 | x86 | 5.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | I (SP3) | |||||||||||
| 5.0.2195.6674 | 128 | x86 | 5.0 | Y | Y | I (SP4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5.0.2221.1 | 5.00.2221 | 128 | x86 | 5.0 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| 5.1.2600.0 | 5.1.2600 | 128 | x86 | 5.1 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | I (RTM) | ||||||||||
| 5.1.2600.1106 | 128 | x86 | 5.1 | N | N | Y | |||||||||||||||||
| 5.1.2600.2180 | 128 | x86 | 5.1 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | I (SP1) | ||||||||||||
| 5.2.3790.0 | 128 | x86 | 5.2 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | I (SP2) | I (RTM) | ||||||||||||
| 5.2.3790.1830 | 128 | x86 | 5.2 | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | I (SP1) | |||||||||||||
| 5.2.3790.3959 | 128 | x86 | 5.2 | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | I (SP2) | |||||||||||
| 5.2.3790.4524 | 128 | x86, x64, IA64 | 5.2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 958470 | 958470 | 958469 | 958469 | |||||||||
| 5.2.3790.4807 | 128 | x86 | 5.2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2483618 | |||||||||||
| 6.0.6000.16386 | 6.0.6000 | 128 | x86, x64 | 6.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 925876 | 925876 (SP1) | |||||||||
| 6.0.6000.16459 | 6.0.6000 | 128 | x86, x64 | 6.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 925876 (SP2) | 956744 | |||||||||
| 6.0.6001.18000 | x86 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 952155 | ||||||||||||
| 6.0.6001.18564 | 6.0.6001 | x86, x64, IA64 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2481109 | 2481109 | ||||||||||
| 6.0.6001.18589 | 6.0.6001 | x86 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2481109 | |||||||||||
| 6.0.6001.22840 | x86 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2481109± | ||||||||||||
| 6.0.6002.18005 | x86, x64 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | I (SP3) | I (SP2) | I (SP2) | ||||||||||
| 6.0.6002.18356 | x86, x64, IA64 | 6.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2481109 | 2481109 | 2481109 | ||||||||||
| 6.1.7600.16385 | 6.1.7600 | x86, x64 | 7.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 969084 | 969084 | I (RTM) | I (RTM) | ||||||||
| 6.1.7600.16722 | 6.1.7600 | x86, x64, IA64 | 7.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2483614 | 2483614 | 2483614 | 2483614 | 2483614 | |||||||
| 6.1.7600.20861 | 6.1.7600 | X86 | 7.00 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2483614± | 2483614± | ||||||||||
| 6.1.7601.17514 | 6.1.7601 | x86, x64 | 7.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | I (SP1) | I (SP1) | ||||||||||
| 6.2.9200.16398 | 6.2.9200 | x86, x64, Arm | 8.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2592687 | N | 2592687 | I (RTM) | I (RTM) | |||
| 6.3.9600.16415 | 6.3.9600 | x86, x64, Arm | 8.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2574819 2857650 2830477 2913751 2923545 |
N | 2574819 2857650 2830477 2913751 2923545 |
N | N | I (RTM) | I (RTM) |
| Y | Designed for this operating system, just run the installer |
| N | Not designed for this operating system |
| I | Integrated component of this operating system (Release/Service Pack Level) |
| ###### | Obtained via this Microsoft update knowledge base number (QFE) |
| <blank> | Untested |
± Requires a branch change to QFE or manual extraction