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I've heard of some software that let you "record" the actions you do in desktop (based on images), so if you do something and "record it", then you execute it and what you recorded can be reproduced later on.
Do you know the name of this software?
It all depends on what the "actions" require of the system in the background. Certain software will not run at all because RDP uses a special graphic driver, and some will not be able to install certain display drivers in an RDP session (UltraVNC). Other software refuses to run in terminal sessions for licensing purposes.
A group policy prevents you from accessing removable storage over RDP by default (CD/DVD drives, etc) and this can be modified.
I also tried this and got same results. However, you said all buttons are identical, but each button can be customized. Go to Word Options | Quick Access Toolbar and click on the Modify button to change the icon for each macro. I hope this helps...
Best Answer
This kind of software is called "Macro Recorders". Wikipedia has a comparison article of macro recorders.
Most known free macro recorder is AutoHotKey (great for automation not so great for recording).
Most known commercial one is Jitbit Macro Recorder (it can compile macros to EXE files).