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# Configuring RDS
> [!IMPORTANT]
>  Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, RDS server components are no longer included in the Windows operating system (see Windows 8 and [Windows Server 2012 Compatibility Cookbook](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=27416) for more detail). RDS client components will be removed in a future version of Windows. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Applications that use RDS should migrate to [WCF Data Service](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=199565).  
  
 To implement RDS efficiently, be sure you are familiar with the various configurations available to you. This section includes important information about security and scalability in your implementation of RDS. See the following topics for information about configuring your computers to use RDS.  
  
-   [Granting Guest Privileges to a Web Server Computer](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/granting-guest-privileges-to-a-web-server-computer.md)  
  
-   [Registering a Custom Business Object](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/registering-a-custom-business-object.md)  
  
-   [Marking Business Objects as Safe for Scripting](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/marking-business-objects-as-safe-for-scripting.md)  
  
-   [Registering Business Objects on the Client for Use with DCOM](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/registering-business-objects-on-the-client-for-use-with-dcom.md)  
  
-   [Setting DCOM Stream Marshaling Format](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/setting-dcom-stream-marshaling-format.md)  
  
-   [Enabling a DLL to Run on DCOM](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/enabling-a-dll-to-run-on-dcom.md)  
  
-   [Configuring Virtual Servers on IIS](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/configuring-virtual-servers-on-iis.md)  
  
-   [Securing RDS Applications](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/securing-rds-applications.md)  
  
-   [Configuring DataFactory for Safe or Unrestricted Modes](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/configuring-datafactory-for-safe-or-unrestricted-modes.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Using Related Technologies with RDS](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/using-related-technologies-with-rds.md)   
 [DataFactory Customization](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/datafactory-customization.md)   
 [Troubleshooting RDS](../../../ado/guide/remote-data-service/troubleshooting-rds.md)