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Unable to Connect to Remote Desktop on Local Network - Diagnosing with CMD/PowerShell
I've recently encountered an issue with Remote Desktop Connection that stumps me. I have two Windows computers on the same Wi-Fi network. Until recently, I could connect without problems, but now I'm ...
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Is it possible for multiple people to use a remote desktop at once?
I work at a company where all of our work is done through remote desktops. The biggest drawback, however, is that only 1 person can use the remote desktop at a time. So everyone else can only sit idle ...
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How to assign a windows drive letter to a Microsoft Remote Desktop shared folder?
The screenshot shows my home directory stephenboesch on the host machine stephenb
I have not been able to figure out how to assign a drive letter / alias to that folder. I have tried subst command ...
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Windows Server 2019 ignores disconnection timers
I have to set different conditions of RDP session time limits per user, but my Windows server 2019 ignores this configuration tool:
What should I do?
Logged off users are never disconnected by the ...
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FreeRDP Black Screen
I'm experiencing difficulty trying to use FreeRDP.
I have Debian 12 (Bookworm) running on my 10.0.0.93 server at home. I did "sudo apt-get install freerdp2-x11" and "sudo apt-get ...
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Audio output to mic input using Voicemeeter on an EC2 instance
I've got a Windows EC2 instance that I'm accessing via RDP. I think I've got Voicemeeter set up so that the audio output on the EC2 instance is being piped into the microphone input on the EC2 ...
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Microsoft Remote Desktop client in android clipboard option missing
So i'm trying to get copy/paste between the android RD Client app and Windows working, and contrary to most answers on the internet I cannot even see a clipboard option.
For example here it's clearly ...
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Windows - RDP (host) error code 0x3, extended code 0x12
I have a headless Windows 10 setup (GT 1030, Intel Core i5, Z87M-PLUS) with RDP host turned on. After restart, the RDP host works and I am able to use RDP from different client machine flawlesly. ...
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Remote Desktop closing session when I block the computer
I have a MacBook Pro and I use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to some servers running Windows Server 2019.
Every time I leave my desk, I lock the computer.
But when I return and unlock it,...
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limit amount of virtual monitors created at startup (usbmmidd)
I've met a problem setting up a remote desktop - AnyDesk couldn't connect since remote computer had no monitor. And I've found a workaround - I've setup a virtual monitor with usbmmidd that adds a new ...
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How to configure the Remote Desktop Client?
I am using Remote Desktop to connect to a useful Windows 11 machine. I use Windows 11 myself. Sometimes, the connection is interrupted, and Remote Desktop tries to reconnect 5 times. I would like to ...
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How to stop Windows from decreasing processor speed when not connected to remote desktop
We use a windows 11 machine as scientific workstation at work. When I'm connected via remote desktop simulations I run in R are fast but when I'm not connected one simulation takes about 3 times ...
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Restart Windows 11 remotely when rdesktop completely fails (cannot send input)
Is there any way to force Windows to reboot itself remotely when rdesktop fails completely? I can't get it to accept any form of key combination or at a minimum, it is unresponsive to ctrl+shift+end/...
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How to prevent auto-start programs from running in remote desktop session?
I'm currently writing an automation script that need to be run in fullscreen mode and the computer is unusable when the script is running. After googling I found that it is possible to start a ...
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Temporarily disabling hardware IO ports for remote connection
I'm using moonlight with sunshine to stream my desktop to my mobile devices for remote access.
Is there a way for a script to toggle the all IO ports, except the ethernet, on and off to prevent direct ...
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Windows Remote Desktop Client fails to connect with error code 0x4 on only one of my computers
I encountered this error message while attempting to connect to a remote host on one of my PCs. I have two computers on the same LAN, and I can easily connect to the remote host using the Windows ...
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How to send Windows key shortcuts to local machine in mobaxterm
I defined a hotkey for my local windows machine (CTRL + ALT + M) that replaces my cursor in the second monitor.
When connecting to a session in mobaxterm and pressing this hotkey, the session's ...
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Mac like virtual desktop for windows while using dual monitors
I am thrilled to have multiple desktop/virtual desktops to keep my workspace organized and at the same time, I am using dual monitors to make my work more productive (at least I am thinking).
What I ...
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RDP hangs when connecting to a machine in another subnet
I'm having problems connecting trough RDP to a machine in another subnet
Both networks are connected trough a series of FortiGate routers
The symptoms are that when I click connect the window where I ...
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How to Automatically Run Script on AWS EC2 Instance Startup?
I would like to create a Python script and run it on an AWS EC2 instance (t3.micro with Windows). I want the script to start automatically when I turn on the instance. Do you think if I set it to ...
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Weird graphical glitch in Remote Desktop Connection
I'm running Windows 11 on a development machine and I often use RDP (remote desktop connection) to connect to remote server to do work.
However, something weird happened yesterday: all of a sudden one ...
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How do you use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to Remmina?
I have a Chromebook with a Linux Virtual Environment that is a Debian 12 Bookworm.
I installed Remmina after looking to RDP to my Windows XP OS. I know that I can connect to my Windows OS from Linux ...
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Cannot Log In To Remote Desktop Only From Certain Other Computer
This morning, I was getting repeated "the credentials that were used to connect to 'computername' did not work" error messages when trying to log into my PC at the office remotely from my ...
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Remotely initialize RDP connection through SSH
I'm trying to find a way to remotely start RDP connection through ssh with cmd. It would work like this:
Machine A tells Machine B to connect with RDP to Machine C
I've tried logging into the B with ...
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How to use a remote desktop app to extend display from Windows to iPad?
I have an iPad Pro, and I am looking to use it as a second monitor for my work computer which is Windows. Since this is a work computer, I am unable to download any third-party applications/drivers to ...
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Can remote in over IPv6 but not IPv4 using OpenVPN?
We are using an Asus router with built in openVPN to remotely connect to the local network on which a windows machine runs. We then use Microsoft Remote Desktop to facilitate the connection of remote ...
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Windows 11 RDP not possible - No password option on local account
I can no longer connect to PC via RDP and PIN. RDP requires password but does not recognize the password.
Windows 11 Pro, 10.0.22631 Build 22631
RDP v.10.9.5 on MacOS
Locally can connect with ...
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Prevent sleep for RDP client [duplicate]
I am using 2 Windows machines, where I am connecting from one of them (client, Win11) to another (host, Win10) using RDP (mstsc). My client PC has settings for display to be turned off and PC to be ...
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Remote desktop audio lag
Why when using remote desktop, when playing a video, my keyboard executions are almost perfectly in sync with the image on the screen, but the there is like a 1 second audio delay and sometimes 2 ...
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RDS Farm black screen at logon (Windows Server 2016)
Randomly, connections are no longer possible on the RDS with the following pattern:
"Connect to RDS > Enter login/password > Long load on "Secure connection" > Black screen and ...
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Credential issue with Windows Remote Desktop to ARM (Windows Dev Kit 2023) - Can't Complete Connection
I have one of the ARM-based Windows Dev Kit devices (aka Project Volterra, runs Windows 11). I sign on as the same user in which I am signed on to my primary desktop (Intel, Windows 10) and Surface ...
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Unable to disable windows DPI scaling when using RDP
I am trying to get RDP running to connect to my windows work laptop from my linux home PC.
So far I got the best results with the RDP client itopia.
My work laptop's AD is messy so regular ...
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How to change user without closing applications running, when using RDP on a Windows machine?
The problem I have is that multiple users need to RDP to a machine to check the status of an application that is running. Normally, when users login/logout, the applications will stop and the user ...
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Divergence in Performance: VNC Streaming a Windows VM - Autologon vs. RDP Session
In my Azure windows VM, I have configured a VNC server to facilitate streaming along with an Autologon user configured via the registry. This Autologon user enables seamless streaming through the VNC ...
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bluetooth PC to PC, Point To Point (P2P) connection?
tl;dr I want to remotely use a different Windows PC from my desktop Windows PC over Bluetooth
I have a desktop Windows PC with a nice monitor and keyboard. I'd like to do some work on a nearby Windows ...
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Windows Remote Desktop slows down within a day
We have a beefy Windows 10 Enterprise PC with 128GB RAM, 20 Core CPU and 4 GPUs which is being used through remote desktop.
After a restart it is as fast as you expect it to be, but in a matter of 24 ...
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How to simulate keystrokes on not connected Remote Desktop Connection
I have a Windows VPS running remotely and use Remote Desktop Connection to do some macros everyday. I have a Windows app that simulate keystrokes and mouse clicks using native Windows API , to do the ...
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RDC through VPN not working on 1 particular computer
I am remote worker and my working environment is set up this way :
I use Cisco AnyConnect client to connect to my company's VPN.
then I use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to my virtual machine (...
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Why is windows remote desktop switching window sizes to ultra wide? Is there a way outside of reboot to fix it?
There is no doubt that this is a bug. I am just wondering if anyone has any knowledge about the root cause, or perhaps a way short of reboot to fix it.
Relevant bits o information:
Occurs in Windows ...
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Send CTRL-ALT-DEL to SECOND (double-hop) remote desktop in Windows
I have a remote desktop that I can only access from another machine that I have to RDP (remove desktop) into. I need to send CTRL-ALT-DEL to that second machine. In otherwords, I need to 'double-hop' ...
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After some sessions, Windows 10 Pro RDC displays a black screen
We are using 2 Windows 10 Pro computers, and an issue arises after using several Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions.
Specifically, during some RDP sessions, the screen turns black, and after a few ...
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Remote Desktop Slower Connecting Times Windows 10
I have setup an old computer to be used as a kind of server with Windows 10 Pro installed.
I have connected it with an ethernet cable and is on the same network as the computer that I am using for ...
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"Unspecified error" when copying file via Remote Desktop Protocol [duplicate]
A have a file with size 4.638.646.348 bytes (4.31 GB).
When I try to copy it from Windows Server 2016 (1607) to Windows Server 2019 (1809), I get an "Unspecified errror" as soon as I use ...
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Chrome/Edge/Matlab not response to keyboard after remote desktop reconnect
I face an issue when using remote desktop(RDP that comes with Windows)
Some apps will not response keyboard input sometime after reconnect
RDP(Apps are running on the remote server). Currently I find ...
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Pyautogui Quits / throws Exception when Remote Desktop is Minimized
I'm running a remote desktop connection that is running PyAutoGUI. When I minimize the remote desktop Window, pyautogui automatically throws an exception relating to the fail safe (which is when you ...
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How to transfer a file from local computer in windows to remote computer in linux without installing anything additional softwares?
The local computer is in Windows 10.
The remote server also has windows.
Inside windows they're running a server on VM.
The remote server is in Linux.
Using anydesk you can copy-paste files between ...
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Cannot edit file on windows server through RDP as domain admin
I'm new to windows administration. I've set up an Active Directory and created a user who is member of Domain Admins.
I've created another windows server, and logged into it in RDP with the Domain ...
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Remote Desktop possible using computer name but not IP address
From a computer on a network, I can remote desktop to another computer on the same network using the computer name but not the IP address.
What could be the problem with using the IP address? Is it a ...
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Annoying Windows RDP dialog box: "you have been disconnected because another connection was made"
Here is the scenario:
From my Windows 10 desktop, I connect locally to my virtual machine using RDP.
I'm working on, let's say, a spreadsheet. All is well.
With this desktop session still open, and ...
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Is it possible to use RDP to share account?
I'm trying to use an android to control a win11 pc that is close to me but that I can't always easily access physically. I have set up everything for it to work and it does. The problem is that when I ...
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