Virtual student computer Centre (vSCC) is a service provided by PolyU to students to remotely access software at the student Centre. Follow the video instruction of your respective systems at [the bottom of the page] to complete the first-time setup the vSCC service on your computer.
- For those who would find Videos too slow, there's a document : https://www2.polyu.edu.hk/PolyU/General_Notices/VSCC_Setup_Guide.pdf (Needs NetID Login)
- If you prefer videos go [here]
- Frequent encountered:
- https://vdesk.polyu.edu.hk/access works on IE, Edge, Firefox, Chrome (Safari, Opera not tested , Needs NetID Login)
- Warning, only files and folders inside P Drive will be persistant after ITS shuts down server cluster for maintanance, or after the virtual environment is shutdown by yourself [howto]
- How do I copy files from/to vDesk
- If you are using RDP (Remote desktop Protocol) Applications, clipboard between host and guest (CTRL/CMD+C, CTRL/CMD+V) works
- How do I change the remote resolutions
- It seems that "physical resolutions" are locked
- However you can enable stretch resizing by
- Quitting full screen mode by clicking:
- Select smart resizing by clicking the top left icon of the window's title bar
- IC's lab vDesk locks you at Resolution of 1280x1024, it's terrible for CAD software but you will have to work with it
- Quitting full screen mode by clicking:
- Can I operate vDesk in Browser
- No, it only gives you the setup files for using with the RDP Application
- Can I install software on the Virtual Environment
- No. admin right is not opened, however somehow you can open regedit
- Nowever, if you find the portable version https://portableapps.com/apps , the application will be able to run as long as it doesn't need administrator previlage
- Why I'm getting Windows Server 2012 R2 from Windows 8.1
- It's setup this way by ITS, but they should be compatible as they both use Kernel version : 6.3 9600
- How can I remove the Remote Feed (Windows only)
- How do I Gracefully shutdown the system when there's no power off option
- Why do this:
- Sometimes you might have broken something in the virtual environment, shutting down and reconnecting is equivalent to a fresh start
- It works on "vDesk - Win10" and "vDesk-IC-Lab"
- But make sure copy all your work into P Drive before you do this
- Sometimes you might have broken something in the virtual environment, shutting down and reconnecting is equivalent to a fresh start
- Mostly, crossing out of the vDesk will do the job (which keep the vDesk running on the cloud)
- How ever if you really want to shutdown
- Open command prompt by typing "cmd" after clicking start menu
- Type : " shutdown -s -t 0 " and enter then system will disconnect after shutdown
- Open command prompt by typing "cmd" after clicking start menu
- Why do this:
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