The Remote Desktop "Experience" tab presents you with the following options:
Desktop Background |
Check this option to show the desktop background. |
Visual Styles |
Check this option to show Windows Visual Styles: the appearance of common controls, colors, borders, and themes. |
Menu and Windows Animation |
Check this option to show menu and windows animations when you scroll or expand a drop down menu. |
Font Smoothing |
Check this option to allow "Clear Type", a font smoothing option added to Windows Server 2008. |
Show Window Content While Dragging |
Check this option to show the contents of the window while being dragged. Otherwise a transparent border is dragged. |
Desktop Composition |
Check this option to configure the DWM to redirected the desktop drawing to off-screen surfaces in video memory. Also, the desktop will present many visual effects. |
All of these options enhance the look of the remote desktop and use more bandwidth.