Remote Desktop is Microsoft's software that allows a user to access applications and data on a remote computer over a network.
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Logging out Windows 7 users remotely?
Would it be possible from a remote computer log out a user sitting on a specific computer?
That is, can I a Administrator of a small network with some PC:s running Windows 7, log out a certain user ...
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Can't Connect to Terminal Server with Mac OS X Client
I downloaded Microsoft's RDP client for Mac OSX and when I try to connect to the Terminal Server at work it won't allow me to connect. I get the following error:
Microsoft Error Reporting log ...
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Any option to turn off laptop display when I remote login to it from desktop?
My laptop has Windows 7 Enterprise Edition (Dell latitude E5420). I am using MSTSC on desktop computer, which also has Windows 7 Ultimate installed on it.
Is there any option to turn off laptop ...
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Remote Desktop was working, but isn't since installing MS Security Essentials
The full story (in case it matters): yesterday Windows Update installed 6 new updates on my PC running Windows XP. On restart, it failed to boot properly. I used System Restore to roll back, but ...
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Windows 8, Hyper-V, Wireless and Remote Desktop
I've got a Win8 Pro machine and I've got Hyper-V set up with a Win7 VM. The Win8 host has a wireless NIC and I didn't have difficulty getting the VM to have internet access using an external Virtual ...
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ClearType keeps turning off on Windows 7 over RDP
Every time I log onto the computer, ClearType is turned off. I can turn it on manually, but after the session ends, everything is back to ugly. Especially the Consolas font in Eclipse looks very bad. ...
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Remote Desktop cannot connect to the remote windows 8 computer from windows 7
I have computer with installed windows 8 pro at home. This computer plugged in to router via LAN cable. I configured remote desktop on this computer: System Properties -> Remote -> Allow remote ...
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Remote login to a computer running Win7 from WinXP works only once
I have a problem logging in remote to all our test machines/servers running Win7 or WinServer2008 from my computer running WinXP. I am able to login only once and once I close the session and try to ...
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RDP into Windows 2012 Essentials Server
I can not find a way to RDP into my Windows Essentials Server 2012, like I could to my old Home Server. Am I missing something simple here? When I try I get "Your Credentials Did Not Work", even ...
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Remote Desktop visual GUI between to remote Linux computers?
All the answers I've read seem to relate to connecting Linux to Windows or Windows to Linux or Linux to Linux just using a terminal.
I want to remotely connect to my Dads Linux Mint machine who ...
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Not able to ping remote server
I am getting Request Time Out on pinging a remote server. I am on my laptop connected to the this server via Remote Desktop Connection.
tried but still not able to ping it. I just want to ellaborate ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - Local resources not accessible through RDP connection
We are taking care of several customers with Terminal Server infrastructures. The customers are using Thin Clients, which connect through RDP to Windows Server 2008 (R2). For a few months we have in ...
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Is there a program or way to monitor or record or track a remote desktop session?
I may be hiring some remote employees and would like a way to track that they are working when they say they are.
Is there a way to track how and when someone connects via remote desktop to a ...
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Work around Windows 7 bug where it shows me my wallpaper even though i told it not to show it for this remote desktop session
Windows 7 is showing me my background wallpaper when I disabled it explicitly for the current remote desktop session in the remote desktop experience Tab in the RDP connection settings dialog, the ...
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Is it possible to remotely connect to computer without disrupting their session?
I am trying to figure out if it is possible to connect to a computer using RDP, VNC, Etc without actually disrupting the computer you are logging into.
My wife uses my desktop computer at home so she ...
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Is Remote Desktop disabled by default on Windows 7
Is remote desktop disabled on default on windows 7 desktop?
How would remote desktop take place for anonymous person to get into my system?
Do they need my router credentials in order to get in?
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Copy-paste through RDP, file size limitation?
Is there a limitation how large files you can copy paste via RDP (Remote Desktop) in Windows? Is it possible to copy-paste e.g 4 GB files through RDP?
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Remote Desktop via Ad-Hoc on Windows 7
Is there a way to connect two PCs running Windows 7 via a wifi ad-hoc network and then use Remote Desktop from one of the PCs to the other? In addition to this the Remote Desktop host PC should still ...
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Can only connect one way with remote desktop, Windows 8
I'm having trouble connecting with Windows Remote Desktop from one computer to another. Both computers run Windows 8 Pro and they are on the same network and in the same homegroup.
On both ...
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Route traffic from one port to another machine in LAN
I would like to remote desktop to my work computer using hamachi. The hamachi connection works fine and i can use remote desktop but when my session is over hamachi disconects.
I was thinking i ...
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Remote access to Windows applications from Linux without limiting to desktop area
For example xming (for access Linux/Unix X Window application on Windows host) I be able to select multiwindow mode when each Linux windows show as resular MS Windows application:
But I don't know ...
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Allowing a shortcut on the user's desktop of a remote Citrix published app session to be triggered by a keyboard shortcut
I'm wearing my developer's hat at the moment, but this is more of a systems admin question where I'm trying to work with a client of ours to solve a problem.
(Some names and numbers changed - idea / ...
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Can't connect to pc using Remote Desktop over VPN with Domain user account only
Craziest thing. I can't seem to login to my pc at work using my domain credentials. I am using Remote Desktop with a Cisco VPN and have tried both Mac and Win 7 remote machines. It appears that I can ...
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Hyper-V - RDP into guest that is VPN'ed into inaccesible network (or set custom resolution in VM Connection)
I have a local Win8 Hyper-V guest running XP that I use to VPN into a network that is completely isolated from the internet. The guest and the host share the same network adapter through a "external ...
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“StickyKeys” popup whenever pressing Shift in Remote Desktop session to Server 2003 from Windows 7
I am connecting from a Windows 7 workstation to a Server 2003 server, and it seems the "StickyKeys" dialogue box (on the server side) appears whenever Shift is pressed- even if it is just pressed once ...
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RDP into ubuntu VM from macbook [duplicate]
I have an ubuntu VM that I usually SSH into, I have admin privs on this box.
I need to install some things on the box and I'd like to actually RDP into the VM rather than just use the command line.
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how to add remotely controllable machine to home network, without sacrificing network security?
The following setup:
I would like to add a machine (running windows server 2008 r2) to our home network, such that this machine has access to the internet, and such that it can be accessed (with full ...
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Trying to access Ubuntu 12.10 rdp via SSH tunnel
So I have a Ubuntu 12.10 sitting at home. I SSH to my DD-WRT router. I use the Bit Vise SSH client to SSH from my Windows 7 laptop at work to my router. I have terminal access to the Ubuntu PC thru ...
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How to configure message on Remote Desktop access on Windows Server 2008 R2?
I have Windows Server 2008 R2. When a user is logged in and another user (with same credentials) tries to logon, I need to display a prompt with the message that another user is already logged in.
If ...
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RDP windows to Ubuntu: dual monitor possible?
Some older questions here so I'll try again:
I'm using standard Remote Desktop Connection on windows to connect to a Ubuntu instance (through Hyper-V) . Extremely simple setup on the ubuntu -side ...
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Remote Desktop password safety
If I access my computer with Remote Desktop from another computer, is my password stored in any way on that computer? Assume that the client computer is "clean" (no virus, malware, keylogger, etc).
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Hide “terminal mode” info from an application (in Virtual PC)
I've faced with a problem regarding Windows XP Mode (Microsoft Virtual PC workaround for windows 7). You may konw that it's connecting to the Virtual Machine like a RDP session client, thus some ...
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os x vpn remote desktop to windows, cant find machine
I am trying to remote connect to my windows-computer through a VPN connection setup on the same machine, in Windows 7, through a Macbook Pro.
I have created a new incoming connection on my windows ...
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Why does copying over RDP sometimes not work? [duplicate]
I was copying some files over an RDP session earlier, and all working fine.
Now, all of a sudden, the "Copy" and "Paste" functions to and from the RDP session have simply stopped working! If I ...
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Desktop sharing in Linux, with NAT-piercing support [closed]
I need to do a videoconference where I share my desktop with the remote party. Server (me) is Linux, client is Windows.
We already have a company-proprietary conferencing equipment that allows us to ...
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Enabling Remote Desktop across different domain
Have a system with Win8 within Domain A and remote has been enabled in that. Users from Domain A are able to login reomtely using admin credentials. how ever using the same credentials users from ...
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Where do I configure to access Local Resources on the Metro Remote Desktop client?
With my good old RD client I was able to access my local computer drives so I could easily copy file from the remote computer to my local computer.
I am now using the new Win8 (Modern UI) Remote ...
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Windows 8 RDP problems
First of all, there have been others who asked the same question but none of them have recieved working answers.
I've been using RDP from school on Windows 7 for a while, and I recently decided to ...
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Working with VNC / RDP and VPN together
My question here is an exact duplicate of the one posted here except that I am asking this question specific to Nortel VPN Client and RDP (Remote Desktop)
I am connecting to a Virtual Server via ...
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Access virtual server with no Remote Desktop
I have a virtual server with 1 and 1. I always used to access this using Remote Desktop however all of a sudden this has 'died'. The server has been rebooted but this has not fixed the issue. I am ...
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Is it possible to use a dual monitor setup when you're two Remote Desktop Sessions deep?
I have two identical monitors on my desktop PC, which is running Windows 7 Ultimate. I'm using RDP to connect to a Windows 2008 Server, checking the option to use all of my displays in the session. ...
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Using Mac Remote Desktop Connection--ctrl-s not working on remote computer
This may simply be a Remote Desktop Connection bug -- I believe Lion isn't fully supported yet -- but here's the problem. I'm using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection and everything's awesome ...
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Windows 8 RDP connection randomly dropping
Remote desktop connections from one Windows 8 (Pro, 64-bit) machine to another Windows 8 (Pro, 64-bit) machine are being dropped at seemingly random intervals. I can successfully reconnect immediately ...
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Remote Desktop stopped working
I am running Windows Vista Business SP2 on my main PC connected to router by a cable and my wireless laptop runs Windows 7 Ultimate SP1. I installed additional Microsoft Office components and now ...
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Can't make Remote Desktop Connection windowed, always full screen
I need to connect to a remote machine (Windows Azure instance), but the only way to do so is by using a certain .rdp file. Trying to type the url or IP, doesn't work.
The problem with the .rdp file ...
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Where to access “Share folder” on Remote Desktop host?
I am using Remote Desktop in Ubuntu 2012.10 to connect to Windows Server 2012.
I configured /home/nico/myshare in the Share folder field, last item below:
Once connected, where to access myshare ...
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Network transfers slow in Windows XP Mode
I'm having problems with slow network transfers in Windows XP Mode. In the XP VM, I connect to a customer using VPN and all of that works fine. However, when I copy a file from my host computer and ...
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Remote Desktop Connection: ALT key is blocked?
I used Remote Desktop Connection under Windows 7 to connect to a linux machine (Ubuntu 10). ALT + key is not working under linux. For example, in Emacs, I cannot use ALT + X. Is there any solution for ...
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While in a remote desktop session in Windows 7, alt-tab to go back to the host machine
I use alt+tab all day long to switch between windows. When I'm working remotely, I'll use Remote Desktop to log in to my Windows 7 PC at work.
From the host machine, it's simple to alt+tab to switch ...
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Web-based or portable (non-admin) dual screen/extend desktop
I am looking for a solution to the following problem. I have googled around and browsed through the questions here but it seems my question hasn't been asked.
I take my laptop to the library, work, ...
