# Can you use ThinLinc against a Windows computer?

**URL:** <https://community.thinlinc.com/t/can-you-use-thinlinc-against-a-windows-computer/423>\
**Category:** Blog\
**Tags:** windows, tlclient, linux, tlserver, thinlinc\
**Created:** [17 August 2022 07:43 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/can-you-use-thinlinc-against-a-windows-computer/423 "2022-08-17T07:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeanz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/jeanz/32/25_2.png) [@jeanz](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/jeanz)\
**Post date:** [17 August 2022 07:43 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/can-you-use-thinlinc-against-a-windows-computer/423/1 "2022-08-17T07:43:19Z")

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A visitor from our [website](https://www.cendio.com) asked the following question yesterday:  
“Can you use ThinLinc against a Windows computer?”

Please read below:

SERVER SIDE:  
The ThinLinc Server works only on Linux, being compatible with the most popular Linux distributions. More info [https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/docs/platforms](https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/docs/platforms) and [https://www.cendio.com/resources/docs/tag/requirements\_server.html](https://www.cendio.com/resources/docs/tag/requirements_server.html)

CLIENT SIDE:  
Users get access to the Linux server through the ThinLinc Client. ThinLinc has 3 native clients available for download, they work on Linux, macOS and Windows. Another alternative is the web client, which does not require download, just a modern browser, server address, login and password.

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So if the question _“Can you use ThinLinc against a Windows computer?”_ refers to the installation and use of ThinLinc on a Windows server, the answer is “No”.

However, if the same question refers to the use of a Windows computer as a client to get access to the ThinLinc Linux Server, the answer is “Yes”.

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There is even a third possibility which allows a user to get access to a Windows computer through ThinLinc. In this case, ThinLinc would be installed on the Linux Server and from that Linux Server the user could eventually use Xfreerdp as client for Linux to get access to a Windows desktop for instance.

My knowledge here is limited and therefore I ask help from the community to share your experiences about how you access Windows from the ThinLinc Server. Any help is welcome.

: )

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**Author:** ![jeanz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/jeanz/32/25_2.png) [@jeanz](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/jeanz)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2022 08:42 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/can-you-use-thinlinc-against-a-windows-computer/423/2 "2022-10-06T08:42:20Z")

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Concerning the third possibility aforementioned about “how to get access to Windows or Windows applications through ThinLinc” I found a video demo on YouTube that might help those looking for more information about the topic.

Please see: [https://youtu.be/1E3thkeKmMc?t=3076](https://youtu.be/1E3thkeKmMc?t=3076) (51:16)

In this specific case, the protocol used is RDP and the client for Linux is xfreerdp.

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**Author:** ![jeanz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.thinlinc.com/jeanz/32/25_2.png) [@jeanz](https://community.thinlinc.com/u/jeanz)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2023 09:54 UTC](https://community.thinlinc.com/t/can-you-use-thinlinc-against-a-windows-computer/423/3 "2023-12-12T09:54:04Z")

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**Question:** How can you enable access to GPU-accelerated Windows applications in a remotely connected ThinLinc Linux desktop?

**Answer:** To effectively access GPU-accelerated Windows applications in ThinLinc Linux remote desktops,  
you’ll need to utilize a NVIDIA-enabled Xen hypervisor that seamlessly integrates Windows instances with licensed Windows NVIDIA drivers."