Publishes a RemoteApp program to a Remote Desktop deployment.
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Microsoft RemoteDesktop reference: Publishes a RemoteApp program to a Remote Desktop deployment. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
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Supported environments
Windows / RemoteDesktop · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-Alias
Specifies an alias for the RemoteApp program. If you do not specify an alias, the cmdlet generates one based on the FilePath parameter. This alias must be unique within the collection specified by the CollectionName parameter.
-CollectionName (required)
Specifies the name of the personal virtual desktop collection or session collection. The cmdlet publishes the RemoteApp program to this collection.
-CommandLineSetting
Specifies whether the RemoteApp program accepts command-line arguments from the client at connection time. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Allow. Accepts command-line arguments. - DoNotAllow. Does not accept command-line arguments. - Require. Allows only command-line arguments specified in the RequiredCommandLine parameter.
-ConnectionBroker
Specifies the Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD Connection Broker) server for a Remote Desktop deployment. If you do not specify a value, the cmdlet uses the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the local computer.
-DisplayName (required)
Specifies a name to display to users for the RemoteApp program.
-FilePath (required)
Specifies a path for the executable file for the application. Do not include any environment variables. For session collections, this path must be a valid local path on all Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) servers in the collection. For virtual desktop collections, this path must be a valid local path on all virtual desktops in the collection.
-FileVirtualPath
Specifies a path for the application executable file. This path resolves to the same location as the value of the FilePath parameter, but it can include environment variables.
-FolderName
Specifies the name of the folder that the RemoteApp program appears in on the Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access) webpage and in the Start menu for subscribed RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.
-IconIndex
Specifies the index within the icon file (specified by the IconPath parameter) where the RemoteApp program's icon can be found.
-IconPath
Specifies the path to a file containing the icon to display for the RemoteApp program identified by the Alias parameter. This path must not contain any environment variables. For session collections, the path must be a valid local path on all RD Session Host servers in the collection. For virtual desktop collections, the path must be a valid local path on all virtual desktops in the collection.
-RequiredCommandLine
Specifies a string that contains command-line arguments that the client can use at connection time with the RemoteApp program. If you specify this parameter, the CommandLineSetting parameter must have a value of Require.
-ShowInWebAccess
Specifies whether to show the RemoteApp program in the RD Web Access server, and in RemoteApp and Desktop Connections that the user subscribes to.
-UserGroups
Specifies an array of domain groups and users that can view the RemoteApp in RD Web Access, and in RemoteApp and Desktop Connections. To allow all users to see a RemoteApp program, provide a value of $Null.
-VirtualDesktopName (required)
Specifies the name of a virtual desktop. The icon file specified in the IconPath parameter resides in this virtual desktop. The virtual desktop must be a member of the collection specified by the CollectionName parameter.
Prerequisites
Windows with the RemoteDesktop module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
This command creates a new RemoteApp program in the collection named Session Collection. The command specifies the display name Notepad and uses the .exe file at the specified file path. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.