Run 32-bit Remote Desktop (RDP) on Windows 64-bit

  •  Create a .bat file with the following three lines:

@echo off

set WinDir=

start C:\Windows\SysWow64\mstsc.exe

 

  • The environment variable WinDir will only be deleted locally and temporarily, for the session that starts mstsc.exe and not for the entire system.
  • This prevents the 32-bit version from finding the 64-bit version and starting it, which is what would happen otherwise.

RemoteApps

  • To use the 32-bit version of mstsc.exe with TS RemoteApps, do the following:
  1. Backup the original file:
    C:\windows\system32\mstsc.exe
  2. Replace it with:
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\mstsc.exe