WTware — thin client
operating system

Looks great on every device
  • Network boot
  • Easy to configure
  • Works with Server 2022
  • Runs on your hardware
  • Install and forget

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v6.2.20, March 18, 2024

To work with Terminal Server, common practice is to install Windows on users' computers and run Remote Desktop Connection. We recommend to remove users' hard disks and boot WTware by network instead of Windows installation. The result in both cases — Windows Terminal Server desktop on users' screen.

WTware is optimized for network boot

No need to install operating system on hard drive. No need in hard drive at all. Just connect new computer to network, select to boot by network in BIOS — and thin client is ready to use.

In remote branches WTware may boot from USB flash or CD‑ROM.

Network boot

Easy to configure

WTware includes services for network boot. In the simplest case (single server, single subnet, no DHCP) it's enough to install WTware on server. Setup will perform all needed server configuration and thin clients will be able to boot. For further workplaces tuning use graphic configurator, it knows everything.

In large complex networks WTware needs two configured DHCP server parameters to boot.

Easy to configure

Works with Windows Server 2022

WTware works with all common RDP servers we know. We tested Windows Server Terminal Services from 2000 to 2022, Hyper-V VDI, Windows Remote Desktop Services xrdp on Linux, Mac Terminal Server.

Works with Windows Server 2022

Four simultaneous sessions

WTware can connect to four Terminal Servers at the same time. Flexible system of menus and options allows to adapt workplaces to different scenarios of personal computers use.

Four simultaneous sessions

Works everywhere

WTware works on any computer with x86-compatible processor. Works on new Intel NUC nettops, on HP thin clients, on comon office PCs. And on those old Celerons, that you sent to rest last year, it also works.

You can connect printer, bar‑code scanner to thin client, logon to Windows by smart‑card. Please, look at the full list of supported hardware.

Works everywhere

Raspberry Pi

Credit-card sized motherboard with memory and Broadcom ARM-processor costs $35 at English manufacturer site. WTware works with Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 3 B+, Raspberry Pi 3 (with Wi-Fi onboard) and Raspberry Pi 2 devices. It can be powered from embedded monitor USB-hub. WTware boots from SD-card or by network. It's performance is sufficient for performing office tasks.

WTware4PiOfficial WTware for Raspberry Pi site.

Raspberry Pi 4

Easy to replace workplace

Thin client contains no hard drive. There's nothing to break. When thin client is watered instead of user's favourite cactus, just replace hardware. All the settings are stored on server, programs are on server, user's data is on server.

Easy to replace workplace

Invented by collective intelligence

First WTware release is dated by 2003 year. It worked on computers with i486 processor and 8MB of RAM, run from one floppy. There are thousands of topics with product discussions on our forum. WTware is the result of system administrators wishes.

Invented by collective intelligence

Install and forget

WTware mission is to make users' computers administration not more complicated than using electric kettle. Bring a box, connect a wire, press a button. All works. If in two years terminal brakes, replace the box, connect the wire, press the button. Works again. Administrator has to administer servers and network. But he can and should get rid of operating system and software administration on workplaces.

Поставил и забыл

Version 6.2.20, March 18, 2024

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Buy WTware licenses

What to buy

WTware license gives the right to use WTware software and removes banner "Evaluation copy" from the screen. For more details read WTware licensing terms.

License is valid for the current build and at least for all WTware releases during a year after payment (when license generation algorithm changes, new licenses we grant for free). No annual payments needed.

License is bound to terminal network card and in case of static licenses is valid for this terminal's lifetime. Every case of network card outage is considered individually, send us e-mail as soon as your terminal stopped working.

License cost

1 - 9 licenses

10 - 19 licenses

20 - 49 licenses

50 - 99 licenses

from 100 licenses

40 EUR (forty EURO) per license

30 EUR per license

25 EUR per license

20 EUR per license

15 EUR per license

How to buy

  1. You pay for the necessary number of licenses. Press the button and follow the instructions:
    Buy WTware
    Make sure you specified working e-mail during registration in myCommerce.
  2. When we receive payment in no longer than three days we'll send you login and password to WTware license generator. This service will help you to generate licenses for terminals when needed without delays.
  3. You need to know terminal network card MAC-address to generate licenses. To determine it download WTware, boot terminal and you'll see MAC-address in popup menu that appears in right bottom corner.
  4. Generated licenses you are to add to WTware license file using interface in graphical configurator or to terminal configuration file. Then terminal would work as full version without limitations (i.e. without the banner "Evaluation copy", it's the only limitation).

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Contacts

Licensing

Ekaterina Kovaleva

Licensing service

Techsupport

Andrey Kovalev

WTware technical support

Before contacting techsupport make sure you saved terminal log