Chrome is a big enough problem on the PC, let alone on an RD server. And to tell the truth, I don't really want users surfing the Net from the server anyway. So rather than succumb to their cries, I implemented RemoteApp. This makes all the apps available from their PC desktop, so they can use their favorite PC browser alongside all the apps they need from RDS.
Feb 23, 2016 I am using the MS Remote Desktop client for Mac (version 8.0.26) to connect remotely to a Windows 2012 R2 server. This works just fine from my MacBook Pro (mid 2014) running OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.3. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Mac; Mac Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Os- Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016. Next look for Microsoft Remote Desktop in the App Store to download the new application on your Mac running OS X Yosemite or higher. This is a guide to performing a single server RDS Deployment in Windows Server 2012 R2. Remote Desktop Services provides desktop and application deployments to any device. Remote Desktop Services enables virtual desktop. Hi, I would like to be able to administer a 2012 R2 Essentials server remotely from a Mac, running OS X Yosemite. I've set up AnywhereAccess and Remote Web Access on the server, and the RWA interface works great. And I've installed the OS X version of Microsoft Remote Desktop on my Mac.
You can present the shortcuts via a webpage, which is simplest to implement. But I think the easiest method from a user's point of view is to create a set of custom *.RDP files distributed via GPO to the desktops of the user's PC, according to their needs.
Server 2012 R2 Support
Here's one place to start...
Microsoft Windows Server R2 2012
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/welcome-to-rds