Problem: When I use remote desktop from a Surface Pro 4, running Win 10, to a Win7 or Win2003 system, the high dpi of the Surface results in the remote desktop being too tiny to see. In this case, the remote is the surface [with high resolution display], and the host is low [legacy 92 dpi] resolution display.
This issue is discussed and demonstrated in MS blogs here and here on SU
However, the problem I experience is the following:
Yes, there is the Zoom feature in the rdp client. However, when I use it, I lose the ability to go full screen on the client [to use all client real estate, and to get alt-tab and other keys passed up to host]. After 30 min of use, I can say clearly that the zoom feature in the win10 RDP client is NOT useful for real work.
We made sure the Win7 hosts are already on Win7-SP1 with kb2923545 installed. This makes no difference that we can see.
I tried using Remote Desktop Connection Manager, as proposed here, but it appears to lack the ability to give me a zoomed , full screen experience [perhaps I failed to find it, but I poked it a lot! There is a report that the current 2.7 version lacks the needed functionality, and that the older 2.2 version should work, but we did not find the 2.2 version for download].
So.... my old Vaio laptop is great for remote desktop, and my new Win10 Surface is, currently, unusable as a remote desktop remote client.
How do I get my new Surface as usable as the old Vaio?
Note: We are looking to use the Win10 Surface as a real rdp client to Win7, 2008 and Win2003 hosts. Right now, from all our work so far, this is simply a missing feature. [And we are suffering!]
Note: Please don't tell us to "log out and start a new session" on the host: This defeats the purpose, is not useful, and is a huge regression from the functionality we had before trying the Surface. Also, please don't tell us that only win10-win10 gives the right experience. We had a fine experience using legacy-dpi remote systems. The problem is the high-dpi surface.