Is there no way to get decent, discernible audio over RDP? I'm just remoting from one machine to another on a Gb LAN and it's still so choppy I cannot watch a YouTube video. Why is this and is there a solution? Thanks.
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Can you please share more details about your environment - what Windows versions you have on both client and server, all patches applied etc.?– cdavidJul 19, 2016 at 1:45
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Yes, thanks David. I have Windows 8.1 Pro on the machine I'm remoting to and Windows 10 Pro (Surface 3) on the machine I'm physically using.– SamAndrew81Jul 19, 2016 at 13:44
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OK, One more question: As far as I remember, the Surface does not have a RJ45 port (network), so you have a USB adapter?– cdavidJul 19, 2016 at 17:26
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1I have been suffering the same issue. I tried the remote desktop from the windows 10 store (it's made by Microsoft) and the audio PLAYBACK worked perfectly, but I couldn't record from my current desktop. Hopefully we get resolution some time soon.– drizMay 4, 2017 at 20:52
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1I experience choppy video sound when RDP to Win2008R2 servers from Win10 workstation, but perfectly fine from Win2009Embedded thin clients.– ETLOct 8, 2019 at 21:36
2 Answers
Create an RDP configuration file (open mstsc
, enter settings and use Save As).
Then open the .rdp
file in a text editor. Add (or change if it's there) the setting:
audioqualitymode:i:2
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This seems to make it better: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/…– ToxMar 31, 2022 at 21:20
I know it's an old post but I've just had to find a fix for the same issue. I don't have enough reputation to comment so I have to post an answer.
Method 1 - Host defaults to Medium audio quality
On the host
- Open the Group Policy Editor
- WIN + R
- gpedit.msc
- CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
- Navigate to
- Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection
- Edit policy: Limit audio playback quality
Click the 'enabled' checkbox
Select 'Medium' from the drop-down list
Method 2 - Host default is high quality but client requests medium quality
On the host
- Open the Group Policy Editor
- WIN + R
- gpedit.msc
- CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
- Navigate to
- Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection
- Edit policy Limit audio playback quality
Click the enabled checkbox
Select High from the drop-down list
On the client
- Save an RDP file
- Open the .rdp file using Notepad (or other text editor)
- Add (or edit) line:
- audioqualitymode:i:1
0 = Dynamic audio quality
1 = Compressed audio
2 = Uncompressed audio
In my experience audio has always been problematic with MS RDP so I'd rather just set the host to always output compressed audio and be done with it. Or use a 3rd party app like Rustdesk or Anydesk for RDP.