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Your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials to log on to the remote computer
If you don't want to change local or server side GPOs:
Go to Control Panel -> Credential Manager on the local computer you are trying to connect from.
You will see three sections:
Windows ...
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How can I view active remote connections (RDP) to a Windows server?
You can type "Query User" into a command prompt on the remote machine to get a very quick look
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RDP error "The function requested is not supported" after enabling NLA
I had the same issue. I found the issue has to do with a Windows Update patch that was pushed out to my work station in last nights Windows Updates. There was a critical CVE (CVE-2018-0886) for RDP ...
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How can I view active remote connections (RDP) to a Windows server?
Run the "qwinsta" command on the server, or with the /server:servername switch.
>qwinsta /?
Display information about Remote Desktop Sessions.
QUERY SESSION [sessionname | username | sessionid]
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RDP fakeout when connectiong: does nothing, no error
I've encountered this type of behavior several times so far with Windows 8/8.1 or Server 2012 machines when they've been rebooted and have a lot of updates to install. For whatever reason it appears ...
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RDP file with embedded password asks for password
I had the issue on Windows 10 with perma asking password when I try to connect to a new machine.
First, the password line in the RDP must be named:
password 51:b:myEncryptedPassword
And the pass must ...
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RDP Crashes After Entering Password
The problem was from the recent CSR harmony bluetooth driver I installed. The drivers try to add some bluetooth tag authentication which was causing the issue and RDP crashes regardless of a good or ...
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How can I view active remote connections (RDP) to a Windows server?
You can see in the Task manager users Tab
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Is it possible to access the login windows screen through RDP?
Yes.
On the server, you will have to allow RDP sessions with network level authentication disabled (which is in the control panel remote settings), and either your RDP client must be old enough to ...
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This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation - RDP to Windows 10 pro host
Based entirely on Graham Cuthbert's reply I created a text file in Notepad with the following lines, and just double clicked it afterwards (which should add to Windows Registry whatever parameters are ...
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How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
Microsoft released the patch for this problem Sep 15, 2015
See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080079
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Windows 10 Pro, RDP Server, "An internal error has occurred"
May be a bit late but this worked for me, credit to Elton Saul.
Create the DWORD below and set to 10000
My next task is to find out why it has outstanding connections :)
https://social.technet....
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How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
I have been looking into this for a couple of days now as we to have to comply with PCI-DSS 3.1 which requires TLS 1.0 to be disabled.
We also do not want to fall back to RDP Security Layer which is a ...
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Fast intercontinental Remote Desktop Sessions
Previous attempts have been proven unstable with varied results throughout the day - from flawless, to terrible connections.
You do need a reliable Internet connection, with no or very low packet ...
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Send Ctrl-Alt-Del to nested RDP session
You can also create a shortcut that performs the CTRL-ALT-DEL action for you (very useful in environments where OSK is not accessible.) Create a shortcut to the following:
C:\Windows\explorer.exe ...
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What port should I open to allow remote desktop?
In addition to opening port 3389 for UDP and TCP, I had to go edit the windows firewall rule and set Edge traversal to allow. Like this:
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This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation - RDP to Windows 10 pro host
Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) is an
authentication provider that processes authentication requests for
other applications.
A remote code execution vulnerability ...
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MSTSC: Black Areas on Remote Desktop
I solved this issue by disabling Persistent bitmap caching in mstsc options for my VM:
After doing this, I haven't been experiencing any issues for several month.
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Can't redirect microphone by rdp: No audio devices are installed
Go to Administrative Tools / Server Manager / Roles / Add Roles. Add the Remote Desktop Services role. In the Role Services submenu add Remote Desktop Session Host. In the Client Experience submenu ...
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RDP fakeout when connectiong: does nothing, no error
IT has been my experience that when you can authenticate but it does not launch the desktop, the remote server is installing updates or is in the middle of building the desktop environment. give it a ...
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RDP Crashes After Entering Password
I had the exact same problem for months and Mike Averto's answer did the trick (thanks !).
To make it a bit less hackish, I disabled the credential provider in the registry rather than renaming the ...
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RDP file with embedded password asks for password
Open the Group Policy editor (Start > Run > gpedit.msc) and navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Connection ...
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How to allow active directory users to remote desktop in?
I think i found the solution to this problem.
Open this in the workstation where you want to connect, Control Panel\System and Security\System, click Advance System Settings.
On the Remote tab, on ...
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Cisco Anyconnect: Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled
Connect to your computer via RDP.
Create connect.dat file as following, finishing it with extra empty line (must-have requirement, sic!):
connect your-VPN-server-here
your-username-here
your-password-...
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Is there a way to disable "check online for updates from windows update" in windows update settings?
There are settings in the Server 2008/2012 policies that aren't accessible on your 2003 server I believe, such as "Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations" under the Computer settings ...
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Remote desktop session ends abruptly with a "protocol error"
This problem may occur due to low memory on the remote server.
For me, doing the following fixed the problem:
Go to the Experience tab, and disable the following:
Desktop Composition
Visual Styles
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How to fix RDP on windows server 2012?
You may encounter this error when connecting after importing an SSL certificate (and associated private key) into Windows Server 2012:
This computer can't connect to the remote computer. Try ...
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How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
Use IPsec instead, as the document recommends: "Setting up a strongly-encrypted session first (e.g. IPsec tunnel), then sending data over SSL within secure tunnel "
The main reason to do this over ...
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How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
This is not an answer to the question, but to the sub-question "How do I restore remote access to a virtual machine where I've disabled TLS 1.0 and with no physical access?".
I disabled TLS 1.0 using ...
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How to install RDP Client Access License trial or use its grace period?
The CALs are not what is limiting you to 2 sessions. You need to go through the Remote Desktop Services installation process through Server Manager.
Here is an article from Microsoft about the ...
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