Remote Desktop Connection (RDC, also called Remote Desktop, formerly known as Microsoft Terminal Services Client, or mstsc) is the client application for Remote Desktop Services. It allows a user to remotely log in to a networked computer running the terminal services server.
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Why Windows 7/2008 mstsc asks for username password BEFORE server certificate warning?
When using Windows 7 mstsc to connect to an Windows Server 2008 (remote desktop), I notice a problem I cannot explain.
mstsc asks for username password first. If I provide a wrong one, mstsc tells me ...
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How can I check what machines I'm logged into within a domain?
I often find myself RDP into multiple machines and have the connection time out, keeping me logged in. I then forget where I've been and my account stays logged in, blocking other users from accessing ...
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MSTSC Not working, disconnects shortly after connecting
I'm currently having a problem connecting remotely to a server.
It is a brand new build Windows 2008 R2, remote users are enabled.
I'm trying to connect from a Windows 7 machine.
Everytime I ...
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Trouble connecting to remote “console session” of a Windows XP pro
I'm trying to connect to a Windows XP pro through Remote Desktop (my local machine is on Windows 7).
I know that I have to type mstsc.exe /admin (I'm not using the deprecated option /console) to open ...
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Microsoft Terminal Server clipboard corruption
I've got a client running Terminal Server 2008 R2, connecting from Windows XP terminal services client (not sure of the local RDP version, I think they've got all their service packs though) and ...
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Send ctrl-alt-del to nested RDP session
Is there a way to send the ctrl-alt-del command to an RDP session (W2K8 R2) inside another RDP session (W2K8 R2) without the fist session catching it?
Ctrl-alt-end and ctrl-alt-shift-end do not seem ...
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mstsc.exe keeps on conflicting with other application intermitently
I am wondering how can you know who is running the mstsc.exe? I have recently in my PC that the mstsc.exe listens to the port that I am using. I read that mstsc.exe is used by the remote desktop. Also ...
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Pop-out of hyper-v window when connected to host through terminal services?
I sometimes use Terminal Services to remote into my work machine. Then, on my work machine, if I enter a Hyper-V window that's maximized, I can't figure out how to minimize the Hyper-V window to get ...
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Certificate issue on remote desktop
Please see this link : Certificate issue on remote desktop
I have 2 PCs with Windows 7 Ultimate... (both are in NETHOME)
PC 1 : computer name = alfa -> (main pc) , IP = 192.168.0.1
PC 2 : computer ...
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Running a Linux terminal server (multi-user) which is compatible with Microsoft Terminal Services Client
My situation is that I have a VPS that I have recently purchased just to tinker with (through Linode, if that matters) and I would like to setup a 2-3 user Terminal Server compatible with the windows ...
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Command line to switch from user session to console session
Windows Server 2003
If I already RDP to a remote host with user session, is there any command that I can switch to console session without closing current session and re-RDP again with "mstsc ...
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The RPC services keeps stopping
For some reason, the RPC service keeps stopping which prevents me from remoting into the server. When this happens I have to manually make my way to the server to restart it as simply starting the ...
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How can I print from a remote desktop (mstsc) on my local printer?
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Thank you all for your answers. They were quite helpful (and I would vote them up if I had enough reputation to do so), but unfortunately not the answer so far. For some reason, my printer (HP ...
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Is it possible to increase the size of mstsc's connection cache
On my windows box mstsc.exe caches the last ten hosts I connected to. However, I connect to about 15 on a regular basis, so increasing the number that the combobox remembers would be really welcome.
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Strange RDP / Remote Desktop problem
I'll try to be as specific as I can be:
Server is running SBS 2008 R2 (with all updates)
Server is connected to the internet
Server has 2 NIC's, one is disabled
Server is running RDP Service ...
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Instructions for creating a clustered file share
I need foolproof instructions for creating a clustered file share on an existing 2-node SQL Server Failover cluster (Windows Server 2003). The scenario is that I have a non-cluster aware application ...
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Windows Remote Desktop (RDP/MSTSC) fails with Error Code: 5
I have 2 Windows XP boxen: A (running XP SP3) and B (running XP SP2). I'm using Remote Desktop to connect from A to B.
When I connect, I get the login screen (which is slow to respond to ...
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What are the hotkeys for mstsc.exe?
For example, what are the shortcut key commands to minimize and maximize the remote window within the local machine desktop after a connection via mstsc is established.
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Artificially cap bandwidth on XP Pro… possible?
I'm looking for a way to artificially cap the bandwidth of my net connection on XP home to say, 1MB, temporarily. I've had a look at the QoS Packet Scheduler with little luck. Any ideas?
[Boring ...
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RDC (mstsc.exe) remote access batch enable on clients?
Is there a way to enable connections via RDC on multiple computers running WinXP Pro SP3?
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MSTSC RDP over the public internet
My first question so please be gentle :)
I have a client who is insisting that they have to let their third party vendor support access to there server directly from the internet via RDP.
Our policy ...
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Supply username and password to mstsc
In previous versions of the remote desktop client there were methods of passing in the password through various methods. Has anybody found a good method using the latest remote desktop client? I'm ...
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Windows XP mstsc.exe problem
I have a problem with the mstsc on one machine - it cannot connect to remote servers.
I tried to uninstall it - I boot in safe mode, delete everything that was connected any way with this software ...
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How do I allow mstsc to auto-populate my credentials?
mstsc allows you to save your credentials for a system so you don't have to type them in every times, which is nice when you use randomly-generated long passwords.
My Server 2008 machine allows this ...
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How do I disable sound, in MSTSC?
I get a beep that sounds like a BIOS level, at VERY loud volume, when in an MSTSC session to a server.
Which when I am listening to some audio, is almost deafining in volume. I often jump and ...
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MSTSC crash on connect
We are supporting a client with primarily Windows XP machines. The users need to use Remote Desktop to connect to a terminal server. Unfortunately, after upgrading to SP3 on some machines MSTSC.exe ...
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Cannot copy password to remote console using mstsc.exe
I am running Windows Vista Business Edition and I am trying to connect to Windows Server 2003 Web Edition using Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe). When the remote computer asks for the user name ...
