Questions tagged [remote-desktop]
Software and/or protocols allowing a user to access the graphical desktop on a system from a remote computer. Common protocols are RDP from Microsoft, and RFB (used by VNC).
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How to send ctrl+alt+del using Remote Desktop?
How can I send ctrl+alt+del to a remote computer over Remote Desktop?
For example, if I wanted to change the local admin password on a remote PC using a Remote Desktop connection, it would be helpful ...
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What port should I open to allow remote desktop?
What port(s) should I open/NAT to allow me to use Remote Desktop?
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Your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials to log on to the remote computer
At our office, all of our Windows 7 Clients get this error message when we try and RDP to a remote Windows 2008 Server outside of the office:
Your system administrator does not allow the user of ...
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How to allow active directory users to remote desktop in?
This is my first time setting up or even using active directory.
I set it up, and added the computers(Actually VMs in Hyper V) to the active directory, and if if I use hyper-V to connect to the VMs, ...
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This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation - RDP to Windows 10 pro host
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Following Windows security updates in May 2018, when attempting to RDP to a Windows 10 Pro workstation the following error message is displayed after successfully entering user credentials:
An ...
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how do I perform a file transfer using remote desktop on windows 10?
I have been using remote desktop for a number years, on a number of versions of windows, most recently 8.1.
Yesterday I upgraded to 10. I had to download Remote Desktop from the Windows Store. Easy ...
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How to stop Remote Desktop from closing my session due to inactivity?
I'm connecting from a windows vista desktop to a server running windows server 2003. I'm using Remote Desktop and I'm running some very long running processes on the remote server. My problem is that ...
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What alternatives to VNC are there for Linux? [closed]
Are there (preferably free) alternatives to VNC on Linux?
Is there different remote desktop technologies for Linux or is it all based around VNC?
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Thanks symcbean for your comment, good point. ...
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How to disable RDP access for Administrator
We need to disallow the domain Administrator account to access a server directly via RDP. Our policy is to log on as regular user and then use Run As Admin functionallity. How can we set this up?
The ...
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How can I work around problems with certificate configuration in Remote Desktop Services?
I am setting up a Remote Desktop Services farm, and am having trouble configuring certificates for it to use. A demonstration of the problem I'm seeing can be found in Step #4.
At this point I am ...
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RDP file with embedded password asks for password
I've created one RDP file
full address:s:10.20.30.40
username:s:myuser
password:s:mypassword
domain:s:mydomain
When I open this file it still asks me for the password. What can I do to tell RDP ...
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Increase number of allowed remote desktop connections
Windows Server 2003 allows 2 non-console and one console remote desktop connections. Is there a way to increase the number of non-console sessions allowed?
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Logging in as the same user multiple times in Remote Desktop Windows Server 2008
Quick question:
I have a situation where I need to let multiple people on different PCs log into one server 2008 machine as administrator simultaneously over remote desktop. I have the CALs for it, it'...
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Alternative Remote Desktop Software
What are good alternatives to the Windows builtin remote desktop client?
I have tried Terminals and it is great but I've have run into numerous bugs with the latest release (currently 1.7e). Can ...
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Remote Desktop from Linux to Computer that Requires Network Level Authentication
Is there a way to use rdesktop or another Linux client to connect to a server that requires Network Level Authentication?
From Windows Server 2008 R2 -- Control Panel -- System And Security -- System ...
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Remote Desktop keeps asking me to accept a Certificate?
i'm using Remote Desktop on Windows 7 RC1, connecting to a Windows 2008 server.
Everytime i start a connection, i get the following popup window :-
The certificate problem makes sense -> it was ...
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Using CA certificate for Remote Desktop Connection
I’m connecting over the web to a remote Windows Server 2012 R2 via Remote Desktop Connection for administration needs. It is a single web and database server without an AD etc.
I’m not talking ...
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Remote desktop session ends abruptly with a "protocol error"
Intermittently we get a problem where a remote desktop session will get disconnected with the error message “Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to ...
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Are there any RDP activity logs? - Windows Server 2008 R2
a few users have logged into a server through RDP.
I would like to monitor activity, but do not know my way round Windows Server that well.
I am hoping there are logs of some kind around that I can ...
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VPN within a Remote Desktop session
I connect to a server on my local network via Remote Desktop. I then need to make a VPN connection out to the internet from within that Remote Desktop session. However that immediately disconnects my ...
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Cisco Anyconnect: Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled
I need to run Cisco AnnyConnect from a VM in a data center. When I run it I get this message:
Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled
Can this be turned off? I saw some ...
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Maximum number of logged in users using remote desktop
We are using remote desktop to log in to a Windows 2012 server with a limit for two simultaneously users only. Sometimes, however, we need to be more.
We've discussed that with our server guys who ...
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Remote Desktop over SSH SOCKS proxy to bypass firewall [closed]
I'm trying to connect to a Windows server from my Mac using RDC2.1 for Mac.
The problem is the server I need to connect to is guarded by the evil dragon - IP-based access control on a completely ...
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Mouse cursor jumps around when using RDP
We have over 350 users complaining that their mouse cursor keeps jumping around when typing. It seems like it's happening when the protocol is starved for bandwith, but I'm not quite sure yet.
If it ...
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Disable TeamViewer from "stealing" Port 80?
How can you disable TeamViewer from using/reserving port 80? I am certain in the previous version <v4.1.6 there used to be a radio button option in "options" which disabled it from needing it, but ...
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Remote Desktop - remote computer that was reached is not the one you specified
We just setup some new Windows 2008 R2 servers and we are unable to Remote Desktop into them from our Windows 7 desktops. Remote desktop connects, but after we provide credentials we get:
The ...
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Remote Desktop Session Black after Minimize
PROBLEM: When I minimize a remote desktop session and restore it, the remote desktop screen shows up black. This only happens when connecting to a particular computer.
DETAILS: If I start clicking ...
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RDP exits immediately after connecting to Windows Server 2008 R2
Background: I recently got a Windows cloud VPS server. I don't have much experience with server admin (I'm a programmer), and what little I do have is with linux servers.
Ever since getting the ...
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Slow Initial RDP Connection to Windows 10
Since upgrading a machine from Windows 8.1 Professional to Windows 10 Professional (workgroup, no domain membership), I've been experiencing a rather strange issue that I can't figure out. The initial ...
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How to remotely see what users are logged into Windows 7 or Vista
I need to login to a remote Win7 or Vista computer but when I connect I get a Logon Message "Another user is currently logged on..." but it does not specify who.
I have a domain username with admin ...
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How to allow more than two Remote Windows sessions on Windows Server 2012 Standard?
Recently setup a new 2012 server. After I create two Remote Windows connections to the server using ordinary user accounts (not administrators), I get this error when I try to create a third ...
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RDP Connection to Windows 7 stays really slow
I have an Issue with connecting to Windows 7 via RDP. I can open an RDP Session, but regardless of any settings, the response times are really long. This in particular is the case when opening a web ...
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How to secure a public facing Remote Desktop Server?
I am looking at needing to expose my Remote Desktop Server (Terminal Services) to be accessed from outside our network. Right now, it can only be accessed from inside our network.
I know it's easy ...
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Remote Desktop event ID 20499. No noticeable issues
I get a warning event with ID 20499 for TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager.The error is:
Remote Desktop Services has taken too long to load the user configuration from server \server.domain....
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How to boot other Remote Desktop users
We use Windows "Remote Desktop" to log into server machines. At the moment, I am getting the following error message:
The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections.
Now, ...
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How to fix RDP on windows server 2012?
Here is a snapshot of the RDP status. Looks good:
When I go to connect from a remote machine I get an error:
"This computer can't connect to the remote computer.
Try connecting again. If the ...
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Connecting to specific session using remote desktop
We have a Windows 2008 R2 server with no active directory, single credentials for all.
It is possible to disconnect from a session without logging off.
Is there a way to connect directly to a ...
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How to use tscon on Windows7?
I need to run overnight automation testing using RFT and IE on Windows7 virtual machine. I found that restarting the Windows box before the testing starts helps.
I am moving the production ...
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Does Supermicro IPMI require OnBoard video to be enabled?
Title pretty much says it all.
I am using a supermicro board with integrated IPMI support. When I connect remotely I can take control of the mouse and keyboard but the video is totally black (no ...
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Remote Desktop 100% through browser?
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Web edition server.
Is there are way I can remote desktop connect entirely through a browser. Meaning if "Remote Desktop Connection" on my pc is blocked, I can still connect?
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How do I increase the maximum number of concurrent remote connections in Windows Server 2003?
I am trying to allow more than the default of 2 concurrent remote connections to a server running Windows Server 2003.
Background:
I went to "Start" => "Administration Tools" => "Terminal Services ...
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How to enable the 2 concurrent (+1 console) sessions on Windows Server 2012
I have a Windows Server 2012 VM running on Windows Azure.
I want to enable the ability for 2 simultaneous administrative sessions over Remote Desktop. This is permitted under the EULA for Windows ...
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Can't copy paste between my desktop a remote desktop
I am unable to copy and paste between my desktop a remote desktop session even though Clipboard is enable under local resources in the Mstsc.exe
I'm on a Windows XP SP3 connected to Server 2003.
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Why won't RDP accept my stored credentials, and makes me manually enter it every time?
Trying to log in to an Amazon EC2 instance (running Windows Server 2012 R2) via RDP. It works, and I can connect, but having saved the credentials that worked, they never seem to be accepted on ...
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Remote Desktop fails without error message
After rebooting my server Windows 2008 R2 server, I can't log into the remote desktop anymore. When I try to connect, the remote desktop zooms through different status messages, the last of them being ...
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Disable Screen Saver for Remote Sessions Only
I work from home, but I'm also in the office quite often. My work and home machines are both Windows 7 Ultimate.
When I'm in the office I like my computer to go to screen saver fairly quickly and ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - RDSH - Registry bloat with Samsung Universal Print Driver
While running multiple Windows Server 2008 R2 RDSH farms we are experiencing an issue where the RDSH servers all are having their Registry bloated to the maximum value 2048MB. Using Sysinternals ...
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Import RDP file into Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7
I have been using Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7 for a while now and enjoy using it a lot. What I have noticed is that there doesn't seem to be a way to import the connection settings ...
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How do I monitor multiple screens on one computer? (Say in a classroom?) [closed]
I am a teacher in a small computer-based class. The kiddos are young and I cant stand behind each computer making sure they are not on Itunes or solitaire.
From my computer screen, is there a way to ...
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Scripting - How to disconnect Remote Desktop sessions?
I am looking for a way to close all active Remote Desktop sessions on a computer (local computer). Windows includes a couple of commands (rwinsta, qwinsta, etc.) to look at the active sessions, but I ...