Video stream management for remote graphical user interfaces

A system comprising:

• a server computing device including one or more processors and one or more storage devices having computer-executable components including instructions that when executed perform operations comprising:
• executing, by the server computing device, a virtual machine (VM) that generates GUI elements of the GUI associated with the VM for display on a client device;
• receiving a request to display a video stream within the GUI;
• rendering, on the server, display elements of the GUI other than the requested video stream including a placeholder display element for an area of the GUI occupied by the video stream and transmitting the rendered display elements to the client device for display;
• and
• transmitting the video stream to the client device, wherein the video stream is configured for decoding by the client device and rendering within the GUI presented on the client device.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable components including instructions that when executed perform operations comprising:

• executing, by a server computing device, a virtual machine (VM) that generates GUI elements of the GUI associated with the VM for display on a client device;
• receiving a request to display a video stream within the GUI;
• rendering, on the server, display elements of the GUI other than the requested video stream including a placeholder display element for an area of the GUI occupied by the video stream and transmitting the rendered display elements to the client device for display;
• and
• transmitting the video stream to the client device, wherein the video stream is configured for decoding by the client device and rendering within the GUI presented on the client device.