This post is authored by Arden White, Senior Program Manager, Windows Servicing and Delivery.
As a follow-up to our announcement regarding TLS 1.2 support at Microsoft we are announcing that support for TLS1.1/TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 is now available for download as of July 18th, 2017. We’re offering this support in recognition that our customers have a strong demand for support for these newer protocols in their environment and in recognition of the extended lifetime of Windows Server 2008 under the Windows Server Premium Assurance offering.
This update for Windows Server 2008 will include support for both TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2. For application compatibility purposes, these protocols will be disabled by default in a manner similar to the TLS 1.1/TLS 1.2 support that was disabled by default in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. After downloading and installing the update these protocols can be enabled by setting the registry keys described in KB4019276.
This update is being made available on the following timeline:
Setup Rdp Server Windows 2008
Release Date | Channels | Classification |
July 18, 2017 | Microsoft Catalog | |
August 15, 2017 | Windows Update/WSUS/Catalog | Optional |
September 12, 2017 | Windows Update/WSUS/Catalog | Recommended |
Windows 2008 R2 Rdp Tls
Hi There, I'm going about enabling TLS 1.2 on some Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 servers, but am looking for a solid answer on what I need to do. I've found multiple articles online suggesting that its a. The problem is not exactly with RDP but rather once the TLS 1.1 or 1.2 connection is made to the gateway, this becomes an WinHTTP SSL connection. When Windows 7 tries to make an RDP connection through the gateway it uses TLS 1.0 to connect. Same problem occurs with published RDWEB apps when TLS 1.0 is disabled and a Windows 7 client tries to connect. Update to add RDS support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This update provides support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Remote Desktop Services (RDS). For more information about how to enable or disable TLS, see the TLS/SSL Settings.