Windows Server 2008 üzerinde olu 2003 te olmayan özellikler aşağıdaki şekilde listelenmiştir
- TS Remote App
- TS Gateway
- TS Web Access
- TS Easy Print
- Unified TS and Web Client
- 32-bit color
- Font Smoothing
- Display Data Prioritization
- Large Resolution Support
- Monitor Spanning
- Advanced Compression
- PnP Device Redirection Framework Support
- Advanced Clipboard Rediction
- Network Level Authentication
- CredSSP Single Sign On
- Network Access Protection Integration
- RDP Signing
- Wildcard SSL-certificate support
- Per-User License Tracking
- License Diagnosis and Support Tools
- Session Broker (session based load balancing)
- Windows System Resource Management Support
- Full IPv6 Support