Questions tagged [rdp]
rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems
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Incorrect Subject field in Certificate
I used the certreq command utility (certreq -new) to generate a csr from an .inf file which I sent to an intermediate CA to be signed, using certreq -submit.
For some reason the "Issued to" field ...
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Unable to RDP into Server 2016 after adding custom RDP certificate
We have a Server 2016 running AD Certificate Services. Our team was asked to create a new RDP certificate so that the self-signed certificate errors would go away when RDP'ing into the system. Went ...
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Server 2019, RDP and PCI scanning
We used Comodo for PCI scanning and although it had a dislike for the RDP port it still passed as a false positive.
Comodo have now sold their business to Sectigo and are using the Qualys engine for ...
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RDP stops working, until user opens configuration and clicks into the computer field
We have VPN tunnel configured between office 1 and main office. From office 1 (Windows 10) we are connecting via RDP to the server (MS server) using internal VPN IP.
From time to time, it happens ...
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RDP Not Working For New Users (The connection was denied because the user is not authorized for remote login)
New users are not allowed to RDP even though they have the same permissions as existing users. The only work around is to go to System Properties > Remote > Remote Desktop> Select Users and add the ...
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When i launch an mfc desktop application with rdp, it runs 5 times slower than normal display, keyboard and mouse
Native usage = Put keyboard, mouse and monitor and use.
Remote Usage = Connect over RDP and control it.
We have written an application and it is deployed to Windows Server 2012 R2. It will be used ...
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Cannot access Azure without VPN
I'm having trouble accessing my VM (hosted in East Asia, HK) after obtaining a new public IP address. I'm in mainland China (and thus behind the Great Firewall - not sure if this is relevant). I was ...
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The remote computer requires NLA
While trying to remote into a computer, I originally got a message stating that the clock wasn't in sync with the server time (or something like that... I forget the exact message and cannot reproduce ...
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Sending files from a TS server to a client workstation
Due to concerns with viruses, my boss wants to turn off the clipboard redirection on our TS/RDP servers - so that there is no possibility of copying files to the server. He does however, want to ...
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RDP one way clipboard Access
We have a number of TS/RDP servers and due to concerns about viruses, we are wondering if there some way we can allow our clients to copy files from the server, to their local workstations, but NOT ...
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TLS 1.2 only on Windows Server with RD Services breaks RDP
I've been experiencing an RDP issue whenever TLS 1.0 is disabled in my environment. I've seen many others report the same issues across the web.
In November 2018, Microsoft released a patch for ...
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RDP not opening a second time
So I am testing a Citrix based vm farm that is publishing Windows 10 Enterprise desktops. Everything works with the exception of an RDP link on our intranet page. All of our physical desktops can ...
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Windows RDP: Attack targeting real account names
We have a Windows 2012 R2 server hosted in a datacenter, and we are using RDP for its administration. Automatic updates are enabled.
RDP login is not allowed for the Administrator account, and there ...
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Windows Server 2016 cannot RDP via backup connection without default gateway
I have a bunch of Windows 2016 servers on site at a client installation. The client has a single outgoing fiber connection and through some IPSec magic we can RDP into the server when we need to - no ...
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user login from another domain (Transitive Trust Established)
I have setup a two way transitive forest trust between two domains (Domain A & Domain B) successfully. Now when I try to RDP as a user in domain A ([email protected]) into domain B it is ...
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Is it possible to check rdp connection from browser?
We're providing our customers with preinstalled into cloud windows software through RDP connection. Sometimes customers find themselves unable to use the software as their country banned access to RDP ...
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W2K8 R2 Server session from OSX RDP client poorly renders text in MS Access 16
Windows Server 2008 R2 which is used primarily to run MS Access for browsing and manipulating various databases.
OS Name Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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Azure inbound rule order
I have disabled the firewall on my Azure account and my PC for testing purposes, and thus there is no firewall rule blocking my connection. I am still, however, unable to connect to my Azure VM via ...
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One RDP session time off by 6 minutes compared to server time
We have a customer with a Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Server.
When we log onto the server via RDP as User1, the time in the RDP session matches the time of the server.
When we log onto the ...
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Check if a remote machine is running
I want to connect to 2 machines remotely. For doing that I should first make sure that both the machines are running. One way to do this is by using ping which might not work sometimes because of the ...
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Server 2016 Domain Controller firewall configuration
I have an environment with 12 VM's all running Windows Server 2016. One is a domain controller, all others joined to the domain.
When I login via RDP to any of the computers it takes 2+ minutes. Most ...
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RDP through NAT
I've got a VDS with Centos 7.6, there is a KVM, and 1 VM with Win10. Both can see internet and each other, everything was set up with default NAT. Now i want to be able to RDP to windows by mstsc to ...
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COM port redirect wont show up on Windows Server 2012 R2
I can't get serial COM port devices to show up on Windows Server 2012 R2 via RDP.
I am having no issue with redirected printers, but when it comes to serial COM devices, they just wont show up.
I ...
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Internal server error when RDP to Windows 10 VM unless already logged in
We have a Windows server Hyper-V running Server 2012 R2 which has a Windows 10 VM on it. This VM is for 1 user to remote into.
Recently we have an issue where when they try to RDP it gives the error: ...
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Unable to connect to Azure Windows 10 VM after PC reset
After going:
Start -> Setting -> Update & Security -> Recovery -> Get started -> Keep my files ...
In Windows 10 on the Azure VM. I am unable to connect to the vm with rdp - that ...
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RDP farm automatic session reconnect
We have a RDP farm with 100+ users who are using Windows 10. Sometimes we have network problems like short network outages and packet losses. When network problems occur users are disconnected from ...
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Determine if users can RDP after Windows Update
I'm automating windows updates for a set of SQL servers, mostly running on Windows Server 2016. Typically after you install updates you have to reboot, and there is a period of time after rebooting ...
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How to tell how long it took for a RDP Session to establish a connection?
Are there logs, or fields inside of logs that tell when the connection was initiated and established? Inside of Event ID 4624 there is a TimeCreated [SystemTime] field, but I am hoping to audit how ...
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Create new RDP application on Windows Server 2016
This might be a stupid / simple question, but I need to create a new RDP application link in Windows server 2016, and I just can't remember how to do it.
To clarify, I need a link (ending in .rdp) ...
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Can internet connection performance on client side of rdp connection affects server application performance?
Our company develops a Winforms based desktop application that we host on our servers. Our customers use our software via RDP. A question was recently asked if the client's internet connection could ...
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is it possible to change the location of "C:\Users" to somewhere else?
I'm new to Windows Server, I'm running Windows Server 2019 and I am wondering if it is possible to change the location of "C:\Users" to a location that is on another disk
If not, what other options ...
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RDP client logs (history of connections from local PC to any remote servers)
is there a log file in Win10 where i can find all history of connected RDP sessions from machine? Example: on my local computer i connect to different remote servers and i need history of all login ...
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Drive mappings from login script do not work
I have about Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Servers in farm. To the best of my knowledge they are all have the same update status and they are also goverened by the same GPO. Among others, users ...
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RDP unusable when using OpenVPN
I've been stuck on this problem for several days now.
I'm currently running an OpenVPN server on a self-hosted server. Our staff use this so that after logging into the VPN from remote locations, ...
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Why is internet lost when I connect to Citrix?
I work on a server with a valid IP address. When I connect to a Citrix VPN server with Citrix receiver, I lose connection to the server and Citrix doesn't allow me to RDP to the server.
This issue ...
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RDP exits immediately with no warning on Server 2008 R2 with NLA on
You know the CVE-2019-0708 is around and everyone is looking for a PoC, and I followed this article to do some workaround to harden my old windows server. Yes, I enabled NLA. The NLA is working. But ...
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Is it enough to deactivate RDP to avoid RPD exploits?
I just got word about the newest known vulnerability of the RDP service. 2 Days ago microsoft made a blog post about it and delivered updates. OS wise even for windows xp.
From what I understand the ...
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2 users, 3 rdp sessions
We have Windows 2008 R2 Server Enterprise.
And there are the 2 of us. We are log in together, each one on different session, to watch for processes via RDP.
The sessions are : session 2 and session ...
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RDP: Prevent Windows from moving my windows when they are positioned slightly off screen
This question is very specific to the situation where I position the Windows partially off-screen. Like this:
After I disconnect and reconnect to the RDP session, the Windows are moved so that the ...
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Microsoft RemoteApp via TS Gateway initial connection load very long (over 2 minutes)
The Enviroment
We do have a RemoteApp Terminalserver, based on a Windows Server 2016. Latest Updates are installed. We have provisioned multiple apps through this server. There is one Session ...
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Login Failed with remote desktop
I am trying to RDP to one of our servers over a Citrix VPN. However, after accessing the machine, I an greeted with the following message:
Login failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons ...
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Hyper-V Mixed SQL server
I'm looking to setup a new SQL server. This is obviously a rather large expense so I was hoping to offset some of the cost by visualizing the machine and putting some other tasks on that same piece of ...
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RDP file setting: "use redirection server name"
Can anybody offer an explanation for the "use redirection server name" setting in an RDP file? It can be set as either:
use redirection server name:i:1
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use redirection server name:i:0
I have a ...
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Failure connecting to a CyberArk managed server using MacOS
My company has recently implemented CyberArk (10.6.0.23) to manage and control the remote access to the servers.
I have no issues accessing the servers using a Windows 10 PC, however, when using ...
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RDP through vpn from W10 to server 2008(r2) disconnects when idle
We are having troubles with RDP-ing through VPN from two corporate owned Windows 10 Pro laptops; the issue is that when there is no input on the established session, it freezes on client-side, and ...
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How to prevent users from installing software on Windows 2016 on Azure?
I have an application server running Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) on Windows Server 2016 in an isolated Azure cloud environment and would like to prevent the users (who login via RDP) from being ...
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Windows Remote Desktop Client fails to connect with error code 0x4 [closed]
When I connect to my Windows 10 machine from my Mac via Microsoft Remote Desktop client v10 or from Windows I'm getting an error:
Your session ended because of an error. If this keeps happening, ...
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How to configure Thin Clients to connect to RDS farm
We have recently upgraded our RDS servers to include a Gateway, connection broker, and two session hosts (RDGW, RDCB, RDSH1, RDSH2). This should allow us to have one session host for sales with their ...
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RDP from Win7 to Win10 doesnt work - from Win10 to Win7 works - GPO?
We are planning to switch our company's machines from Win7 to Win10 in the near future. We have 2 available domains, lets call them domain1 and domain2. We use domain2 for our current enviroment and ...
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How to separate access to remoteapp and remote desktop for same user on different computers?
I have a:
WS2012 Domain Controller.
Windows 10 Workstation.
Terminal Server RDP 2012.
Domain user.
In my case I need to deny access to RDP server via RDP, and allow remoteapp. For Windows 10, ...
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