Description:
Specifies the maximum color resolution (color depth) for Terminal Services connections.
You can use this setting to set a limit on the color depth of any connection to a terminal server or Remote Desktop. Limiting the color depth can improve connection performance, particularly over slow links, in addition to reducing server load.
To use this setting, select the setting from the Color depth list. To specify that all connections should be at the highest color depth supported by the client, select "Client compatible". The current maximum color depth for Terminal Server and Remote Desktop connections is 24-bit. The default values are 256 Colors for both Terminal Server and Remote Desktop (server) and 15-bit for Remote Desktop on Windows Professional.
If you enable this setting, users are limited to the specified color depth as the maximum for their Terminal Services connection. The actual color depth for the connection is determined by the color support available at the client.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the color depth for connections is the default value for the Terminal Services mode/Windows version running on the computer, unless a lower level is specified by the user at the time of connection.