Specifies the maximum color resolution (color depth) for Terminal Services connections. You can use this setting to set a ...

"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, and reduce 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 maximum color depth is set to 16 bit for Terminal Server and Remote Desktop on Windows XP Professional.

If the status is set to Enabled, the specified color depth is the maximum depth for a user's Terminal Services connection. The actual color depth for the connection is determined by the color support available on the client computer.

If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, 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."