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Install a theme on RDS 2016

Back up the default files and install a Quick Theme on RD Web Access and the RD Web Client on RDS 2016.

This page shows how to install a Quick Theme on Remote Desktop Services (RDS) 2016. It covers both RD Web Access and the RD Web Client.

Your theme download includes a PDF install guide with the same steps. Follow the PDF guide during installation and use this page as a quick reference.

Before you begin#

  • Download your theme package (a ZIP file) for RDS 2016. Themes are version specific, so a theme for another RDS version won't work.
  • Sign in to the RD Web Access server with an account that can change files in C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\ and use IIS Manager.

Install the theme on RD Web Access#

Back up the default RD Web Access files#

Make a backup first, so you can restore the default RD Web Access interface if anything goes wrong.

  1. On your RD Web Access 2016 server, open C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\.
  2. Copy the Pages folder to a safe place on the server or on your network.

Copy the theme files#

  1. Unzip your theme package.
  2. Open the Custom-Theme\RDWeb\Pages\ folder.

  3. Select the folder of each language you use (for example en-US), and the files CustomScript.js and SiteLayout.xsl.

    The theme's Pages folder with the en-US language folder, customscript.js and SiteLayout.xsl selected

  4. Copy the selected folders and files.

  5. Open C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\Pages\.

  6. Paste the folders and files. If Windows asks about files with the same name, select Copy and Replace.

    The Copy File dialog in C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\Pages asking to replace SiteLayout.xsl, with Copy and Replace highlighted

Open your RD Web Access URL in a browser. You see the new theme.

Install the theme on the RD Web Client#

Back up the default Web Client files#

  1. On your RD Web server, open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  2. Expand your RD Web site or virtual application (for example Default Web Site > RDWeb).

  3. Right-click webclient and select Explore.

    IIS Manager with the webclient right-click menu open and Explore selected, next to the Web Client content folder in File Explorer

    File Explorer opens the Web Client's content folder.

  4. Select all the files and folders, and copy them to a safe place.

Note

Open the Web Client folder from IIS Manager as shown above. The top-level Web Client folders are protected, so you can't browse to the content folder in File Explorer.

Copy the theme files#

  1. In your unzipped theme package, open the WebClient\Content folder.
  2. Select all the files and folders, and copy them.
  3. Go back to the Web Client content folder you opened from IIS Manager.

  4. Paste the files and folders. When Windows asks, replace all the files in the destination.

    File Explorer replacing the files in the Web Client content folder with the theme files

Open the RD Web Client in a browser. You see the new theme.

Troubleshooting#

  • Windows is on a different drive. This guide uses C:\ because it is the most common system drive. If Windows is installed on another drive, use that drive letter instead.
  • Your changes don't show in the browser. This is usually the browser cache. Do a hard refresh or clear the browser cache, then reload the page.
  • Something went wrong. Restore the backup of the default files you made before installing. Always back up the default interface files before you install a theme, customize it or apply an update.

Next steps#

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