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Answer: Windows 10 does not enable GPU for rendering over RDP by default. This can be enabled by changing Group Policy on the remote (host) machine. &#8211; Launch CMD Prompt and issue the following command   gpedit    &#8211; Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows      Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Remote Session Environment &#8211; Enable the \u201cUse hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Services sessions\u201d  Note: This option may not exist on Windows 10 LTSB  Keywords: GPU over RDP, Enable GPU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-161983","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-2019-r3","topic-tag-gpu","topic-tag-graphics","topic-tag-graphics-cards","topic-tag-installation-licensing-systems","topic-tag-rdp","topic-tag-remote","topic-tag-remote-display","topic-tag-workbench-platform-sys"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Question: Why ANSYS does not utilize GPU for rendering when I use it over RDP ? 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