Questions tagged [rdp]
rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems
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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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Send Ctrl-Alt-Del to nested RDP session
Is there a way to send the Ctrl-Alt-Del command to an RDP session (Windows Server 2008 R2) inside another RDP session (also Windows Server 2008 R2) without the first session catching it?
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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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Configure custom SSL certificate for RDP on Windows Server 2012 (and later) in Remote Administration mode?
So the release of Windows Server 2012 has removed a lot of the old Remote Desktop related configuration utilities. In particular, there is no more Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration utility ...
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How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
Our credit card processor recently notified us that as of June 30, 2016 we will need to disable TLS 1.0 to remain PCI compliant. I tried to be proactive by disabling TLS 1.0 on our Windows Server 2008 ...
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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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How can I view active remote connections (RDP) to a Windows server?
How can I view, who is currently connected to a server (Windows 2012) with a remote desktop client? I am myself connected to this server via RDP.
This question offers a solution to get IP addresses ...
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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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RDP error "The function requested is not supported" after enabling NLA
I'm trying to RDP into one of my servers, which as Network Level Authentication Enabled as well as NTLMv2 being forced. This worked fine until the server had to reboot for updates. Now, I cannot RDP ...
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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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how to tunnel Windows Remote Desktop through ssh using a linux box?
I have two physical servers in my home network, linux (192.168.8.x) and windows server 2008 (192.168.8.y).
The linux server ist accessible from outside by ssh on a non-standard port (say 23008).
How ...
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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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How can I get the IP address of a remote desktop client? And how can I trigger a shell command upon RDP connect?
Is there a way to determine the IP address of a remote desktop client using PowerShell (or some other method) on the server? (Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 is what I'm using)
EDIT: I find that I 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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Windows 10 Pro, RDP Server, "An internal error has occurred"
I have a Windows 10 Pro machine that is functioning as a RDP terminal for a single user.
This machine was configured more than 2 years ago and has had no major changes made to its configuration, ...
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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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Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login paste password
Is there any utility out there that allows me to paste the password in my clipboard to Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login screen as if I'm typing the characters directly from the keyboard?
I login a lot ...
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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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Nested RDP and VMWare and ILO console sessions: keystroke repetition and latency
I'm working on a remote server installation entirely through ILO (but this also applies to IPMI and VMWare console sessions). Due to the software application and environment, my access is restricted ...
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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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Removing vulnerable cipher on Windows 10 breaks outgoing RDP
TrustWave's vulnerability scanner fails a scan due to a Windows 10 machine running RDP:
Block cipher algorithms with block size of 64 bits (like DES and 3DES)
birthday attack known as Sweet32 (...
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Is it possible to access the login windows screen through RDP?
I would like to know if there is a GPO or something else to access the logon Windows screen in place of direct being connected into a session through RDP ?
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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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MSTSC: Black Areas on Remote Desktop
I'm connecting from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Hyper-V virtual machine running Windows 8.1 via RDP (mstsc.exe). The VM is hosted on the same machine from which I'm connecting.
Everything was fine until ...
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How to allow RDP access based on client certificate
How can I limit (RDP) access to a Windows Server not only by username/password but also with a client certificate?
Imagine creating a certificate and copying this to all computers from which I want ...
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RDP over UDP failing on Windows 10 1809 with reduced MTU links
Since updating to Windows 10 build 1809 on both RDP client and server, I'm seeing a black screen after the initial logon sequence completes when connecting over a link with a smaller-than-ethernet MTU,...
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How do i change Active Directory Password in Windows 2012 Terminal Server without Using CTRL ALT
How do I change Active Directory Password in Windows 2012 Terminal Server without Using CTRL+ALT
I can't use CTRL+ALT+END And CTRL+ALT+DEL
Is there any other method for invoking the Security Screen ?
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Allow RDP for user from commandline
Is it possible to add a user to the allowed rdp accounts from the commandline?
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Black Screen After RDP Session
Would anyone know why after an RDP session either from my smartphone or from another PC, when I wake my computer and then proceed to log in, I get a black screen with cursor. I am running Windows 10 ...
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Hyper-V Cut-n-Paste
I use Hyper-V on a development machine for multiple reasons and one of my biggest annoyances is that I can't cut and paste to/from the virtual machines.
I've been through all the options and can't ...
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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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Fast intercontinental Remote Desktop Sessions
I will be working from Thailand for the next months and I want to be able to RDP or Anydesk my office PC in Greece. Previous attempts have been proven unstable with varied results throughout the day - ...
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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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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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How to keep user logged-in when disconnecting from RDP session
I connecting remotely using remote desktop to windows 7 client when i disconnect the session it automatically logged-out the user in the remote client.
I want to keep the user logged-in on the remote ...
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How to disable TLS 1.0 in Windows 2012 RDP
Background: The only thing I can find on how to do this relates to RDP on windows 2008, which seems to have something called "Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration" in Administrative Tools. This ...
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Is there a replacement for the removed "Windows System Resource Manager" feature in the Windows Server 2012 R2 release?
Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) has been removed in Windows Server 2012 R2, and I need a replacement.
I'm running a small RDP server on 2012 R2 Standard. It only has 8 GB of RAM and I need a ...
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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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RDP fakeout when connectiong: does nothing, no error
Using windows RDP, I'm trying to connect to a remote machine to which I connected fine moments earlier. I had to reboot the server...
Now, I type in my credentials and it looks like its working (the ...
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How to use 'disk from remote desktop connection' on Windows Server Core?
When using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection, one can set certain local drives to be available on the remote machine.
On the remote box they show up in Explorer as 'E on LOCALBOX' and provide a ...
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RemoteApp .rdp embed creds?
Windows 2008 R2 server running Remote Desktop Services (what we used to call Terminal Services back in the olden days). This server is the entry point into a hosted application -- you could call it ...
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Remote desktop 'internal error' attepting connect after 'NSA' patches installed
I just installed the latest Windows update (NSA vulnerability patch tuesday) and now I cannot connect to remote desktop.
The server is remotely hosted. I don't have physical access. Server 2012 R1.
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RDP Crashes After Entering Password
Recently I've been trying to login to various machines via RDP and am getting the following error my Windows 10 workstation:
Faulting application name: mstsc.exe, version: 10.0.10586.0, time stamp: ...
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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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Is there a way to disable "check online for updates from windows update" in windows update settings?
I have configured WSUS server in order to preserve bandwith in the network wile keeping essential updates turned on using that WSUS.
Intranet WSUS server pointing to client pc and other settings are ...
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Connecting to Remote Desktop using proxy and Remote Desktop Gateway?
I have setup a Remote Desktop Gateway server using Windows Server 2012 R2. I am using the Remote Desktop Gateway as an intermediary between to provide the remote desktop session over 443 since 3389 is ...
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Windows Server 2012 - RDP over UDP not working
I have a Windows Server 2012 (not R2) machine, hosted within Hyper-V virtualization with RD Session Host & RD Gateway installed. It is used to run a desktop GIS application.
The performance over ...
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Remote Desktop specify the monitor to open on
Is there any way to make Remote Desktop v6 open on a specific monitor in a dual monitor setup?
I know it supports dual monitors and it is easy to make it use both monitors, but what I really want is ...
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Remote desktop sessions - Unwanted automatic log off after period of time
I'm having an issue whenever I connect to any of our servers via RDP -
After a certain period of time, it seems to close these sessions, closing all the applications i had open etc...
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