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Microsoft - mstsc.exe

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The genuine mstsc.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Windows by Microsoft.
Microsoft Windows is an operating system. The Microsoft Terminal Services Client is a remote management service. Mstsc.exe is the executable file that opens the Microsoft Terminal Services Client. This is a genuine software and should not be removed unless known to cause problems.

The Microsoft Terminal Services Client, currently known as Remote Desktop Services, is a component of Microsoft Windows that allows users to take control of a virtual machine or remote computer over a network connection. There are three Windows components that use RDS namely Windows Remote Assistance, Remote Desktop Connection and Fast User Switching. Remote Desktop Services comes with all versions of Windows NT since Windows 2000, and allows IT professionals to install applications on a central server rather than multiple computers.

MsTSC stands for Microsoft Terminal Services Client


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