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When I'm using remote desktop to connect to my PC from my laptop(both running Windows 7 ultimate), RDPClip.exe never gets started. I can run it manually and copy/paste will work just fine, but I have no idea why it won't start automatically.

I've done the usual of making sure the "Drives" checkbox is checked, but other than that I have no idea why it's mad.

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Ensure that you're using the latest Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update.
Even if you're using the latest version, re-installing the RDP client and rebooting might help.

Verify that rdpclip.exe is in its right place : C:\Windows\System32\rdpclip.exe.

Also verify that the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Wds\rdpwd contains the right entry for StartupPrograms. It should contain "rdpclip", but you can also try the full path "C:\Windows\System32\rdpclip.exe".

The last-ditch solution, used when no better one is found, is to use a .bat file that contains:

Taskkill.exe /im rdpclip.exe
Rdpclip.exe

Some people even added this script as a startup item, and report that this solved the problem (after reboot).

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  • Thanks for this. For some reason the registry entry for StartupPrograms had no value in it. That fixed it!
    – Ross
    Jun 10, 2010 at 22:29
  • Unfortunately it seems that this doesn't fix it in all cases. In my computer everything is fine (also checked this social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/is/winserverTS/thread/…) and still cant set it up to start automatically. If I start rpdclip manually everything is fine.
    – Odys
    Feb 22, 2013 at 10:07
  • @Odys: I need more info on your computer, so possibly you could start a post of your own with info such as OS and patch-level. Just to remark that if you installed optional Windows Update 2592687 (RDP 8), I had troubles with it and had to uninstall it.
    – harrymc
    Feb 22, 2013 at 10:54
  • @harrymc Thanks for replying. That helped a lot.
    – Odys
    Feb 22, 2013 at 13:21
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That's weird. :)

One place to check is the registry key (on the machine you are trying to RDP TO) HKey_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Winstations\RDP-Tcp\fDisableClip

Ensure it's set to 0 -- If fDisableClip is set to 1 then rdpclip.exe won't run.

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  • Thanks for replying, I checked this and it's already set to 0.
    – Ross
    May 18, 2010 at 22:28
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On the remote desktop client click the options button and go to local resources and make sure that the clipboard option is checked before initiating the connection.

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