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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Windows 8 shortcut keys via RDP
It is possible to access any of the new shortcut keys found in Windows 8 via RDP, such as those in the accepted answer in What are the new shortcuts for Windows 8?, without having to redirect all Win ...
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Windows 8 remote desktop file copying
I do not seem to be able to copy a file through the Windows 8 Remote Desktop Connection.
Is there a way to make this happen? Do I have to install the 'old' remote desktop program to do this?
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Remote Desktop: Sending Ctrl-Alt-Left Arrow/Ctrl-Alt-Right Arrow to the remote PC
I need use the key combinations Ctrl-Alt-Left Arrow and Ctrl-Alt-Right Arrow in an application on my computer. When I use Remote Desktop to connect to that computer, either the Remote Desktop Client ...
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How would I remap Mac CMD to CTRL keys in Remote Desktop Connection for Mac application?
I sometimes have to use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection for Mac for remote access to a Windows 7 machine from an iMac running MacOS X 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard).
Making the mental switch to use the ...
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Is a good graphics card important for remote desktop?
I'm trying to pick a laptop for working from home, where I'll be using remote desktop to connect to my machine at work. How important is it to have a good graphics card on the client machine (the ...
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Enabling RDP, or installing a VNC server, on Windows 7 from the command line
I've got a remote Win7 box that I can SSH into (via Cygwin). I apparently forgot to turn RDP on before leaving it. I've got wget accessible, but obviously no way of getting to a GUI.
Is there a way ...
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Remote Desktop with multi-monitor support in XP?
In Windows 7 I get the following checkbox option in Remote Desktop options:
Is there any way to update my Remote Desktop / Terminal Services on my XP (SP3) machine to the same version so I can have ...
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Timeout settings for Remote Desktop Sessions to lock
Our office uses a Windows 2003 server to provide access to an accounting application. Recently I was asked to increase the amount of time it takes for the session to lock itself and require the entry ...
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How to tunnel Windows Remote Dektop through two machines
I have the following situation - I actually made this little diagram for you:
Which commands do I need to issue where in order to be able to remote access the Windows XP machine "B"? I know that it ...
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Remote Desktop for OS X that's better than VNC?
VNC just feels sluggish and inefficient, and occasionally has display glitches. On windows, I can use Remote Desktop (RDP / MSTSC), and on Linux I can use NX Server, both of which are much better ...
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Windows Remote Desktop Connection for just a single window (or a single program)
Is it possible to have just one program running on the remote Windows machine appear in the local monitor, rather than the whole remote desktop?
I heard SeamlessRDP provides something like that but ...
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When RDP as a Domain User, Smart Card Requested
My W8 machine is connected to domain zen. If I rdp to the W8 machine, I can log in as a local user without problems. If I try to log in as a domain user, I am prompted for a smart card instead of a ...
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Run application or script on Windows RDC connection
I checked this thread, but it did not solve my exact problem.
I need to run a script on when a connection is made across my network using windows remote desktop connection. The thread listed above ...
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true dual monitor rdp connection on windows 7
I am trying to RDP from a Windows 7 Professional dual monitor physical machine to a Windows 7 Professional VM hosted on esxi 4.0.
I can get the spanning option to work to both monitors, but I have ...
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How do I disable the 30 second delay on Remote Desktop connections to Windows 7 when a user is logged in?
I just installed Windows 7 on my laptop. I want to be able to log in using RDC quickly. If I failed to log out or disconnect prior to walking away from my laptop, when I attempt a RDC connection it ...
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Software disables itself when the PC is accessed via RDP
We have a large, specialty printer that has vendor specific software that enables its use outside of it showing up simply as a printer in the Windows Control Panel. This software recognizes when we ...
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Preventing Windows 7 from automatically switching Aero off?
I'm using UltraVNC to remote desktop onto a Windows 7 box (it allows you to keep Aero turned on whilst doing remote desktop, whereas Windows' RDP does not). However, for some reason this seems to ...
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What's problem with multi monitor usage in rdc7?
I want to use dual monitors with remote desktop on windows 7 ultimate. Host machine is win server 2008 r2. I open the run window type mstsc /multimon and press enter, also "use all my monitors for the ...
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VNC connection from Windows to Mac drops immediately
This tutorial describes in detail how to setup a remote desktop from Windows to a Mac using putty tools and VNC.
However, my connection is immediately dropped after authentication. (i.e. tunneling ...
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Remote Desktop access Windows 7 system from Windows 8
I have 2 windows systems...
Windows 7 (192.168.2.8)
Windows 8 (192.168.2.9)
Both are connected to WiFi router. They have been assigned address 192.168.2.8 & 192.168.2.9 respectively. I have ...
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Remote Desktop connection breaks the wireless connection
When I connect to my Windows 8 Professional machine via Remote Desktop (RDP) I almost always get my WiFi connection broken.
The setup:
T61P Lenovo Laptop + W8 at home
Wireless Router with NAT ...
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Running a game over VNC is appearing as a black blank screen
I am running a Mac 10.7 and want to remote into my PC (running Windows 7 Ultimate) downstairs which is running Star Wars Old Republic game. I tried to install RDC and now VNC. VNC seems to work fine I ...
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Can't enable remote desktop on Windows 7 Professional
What is wrong with this PC? Windows 7 Professional N and all latest updates installed..
i've installed it from scratch last week.
msdn iso en_windows_7_professional_n_with_sp1_x86_dvd_u_677328.iso
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Remote Desktop fails with no error
Recently, I've been having problems connecting to a remote machine via RDP. I can connect fine exactly once, but all subsequent attempts fail until the remote machine is rebooted. I seem to ...
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I just get a black screen remoting (RDP) into Windows 8 box
When I remote into my Windows 8 desktop with Windows 7 it works fine but when try with Windows 8 I get an empty screen after it connects. Keyboard commands work despite the screen being black; I can ...
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Remote desktop group is missing in remote tab in Windows 8
Under Windows 8 (latest Windows 8 Release Preview) System properties → Remote, the "remote desktop" group is missing.
This group is where you define which RDP clients are allowed to connect to ...
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Keyboard-Only navigation between Full-Screen MS Remote Desktop remote system and local system
Using Microsoft Remote Desktop Client in Windows 7 in full screen, is there another way to switch from the remote machine (which captures all input from the keyboard) to the local machine, aside from ...
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How to remote desktop a computer over internet [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remote connection to a PC over internet
Free remote desktop app good for working with someone computer illiterate?
My sister is beginning to use computer/windows XP ...
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How to access my Home PC from the office?
At the office I'm working behind a proxy. Is there any way to access my home computer, or just files shared there from my office?
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Windows 7 - Remote Desktop - multiple credentials
My home network consists of a couple Windows XP machines and a Windows 7 box. One of the Windows XP boxes is like a shared server accessed via Remote Desktop. I have an account on there and my gf has ...
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Where is the OS X Remote Desktop Client
An update to the remote desktop client was recently applied to my MacBook via the software updater. I can't find this application anywhere. What is this application called and where is it located?
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How to copy files with window remote desktop?
I can do clipboard copy inside RDS client and then I can do paste on local computer. This will initiate copy process via RDS. Normal copy dialog with flying papers will appear.
Is it possible to ...
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File transfer via remote desktop?
Is it possible to access the remote files (on Windows Server 2003) from my computer (running Windows XP) using remote desktop? Googling for "file transfer via remote desktop" showed me how the ...
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Free remote desktop app good for working with someone computer illiterate? [duplicate]
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Remote connection to a PC over internet
I'm looking for something that would allow me to control their computer and that wouldn't be very hard to configure. I think I'll ...
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How can I turn off screen on remote computer with LogMeIn?
I'm using log me in to remotely connect to a computer, however, when I do so, the screen turns on (its a laptop, so no chance of physically unplugging it), and if people are where the computer is, ...
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Windows XP Remote Desktop program
I am missing the Remote Desktop program icon that normally lives in Start/Accessories/Communication. I know it's installed though. Does anyone have the actual file name for that program?
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Scrolling browser through RDP is jerky. Other applications behave fine. Why?
I have Windows XP SP3, and Windows 7 machines acting as a server in my LAN. (it's only 100mbit LAN there is no WAN).
The client is Linux with the latest FreeRDP 1.x just compiled.
Here is the ...
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Why do some actions not work with Remote Desktop?
I usually connect to other PCs in the same building using Remote Desktop, which works great.
For some reason, some actions cannot be performed through Remote Desktop.
These are, for example:
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How do I control a Win XP computer from a Windows 7 one?
What’s the best (free) way to remote control a Windows XP computer from a Windows 7 (Pro) one?
i.e. I want to see the Win XP desktop on my Win 7 pooter and be able to run software remotely (although ...
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How to better copy&paste big files over RDP?
Recently I was making a few attempts to copy&paste a big (1.2 GB) file to remote computer over RDP. The remote computer is virtual testing machine with MS Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.
First ...
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Remote Desktop connection starts up, screen draws, then goes black
Sometimes when I remote into my computer, I can get in and see everything and drive the mouse for a few seconds -- then the screen goes black and just sits there.
Anyone seen this before and know ...
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Restart PC via remote desktop with Explorer.exe dead
I have a very unusual situation in which I am remote desktoping to my Windows 7 PC from my laptop. The Explorer.exe process has been killed so therefore the Start menu etc isn't available. So there ...
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Windows Remote Desktop breaks Alt + Tab in Fullscreen
I'm RDPing from Windows 7 to Windows XP. The client machine has two monitors.
I want to have the RDP session full screened on Monitor 2, with the client machine's Windows 7 living on Monitor 1.
I ...
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Navigating nested RDP sessions
Often at work I have to RDP into one server in order to get to another. And no, there's no chance of the network getting sorted out such that I can connect to all machines directly :)
I'm wondering ...
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Can't enable remote desktop on Windows 7
I'd like to access my workplace computer but my remote settings screen don't show the option to allow remote desktop on it:
Found:
Expected:
Why is that? What other settings do I need to ...
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Script to kill/restart rdpclip?
We use remote desktop a lot (XP to Server 2003), and people are having trouble with the clipboard randomly not working. After ensuring that all drives were selected for the remote connection, and ...
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fast X11 forwarding
I am using ssh -X to display GUI apps locally.
Is there a better way to speedup this processes - something similar what NoMachine Nx server / client does?
Thanks, Mariusz.
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What desktop collaboration software can share a single application?
What collaboration software products supports sharing of a single application only?
Ideally outputting a standard VNC Client compatible data stream.
Thank you
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Lowest-bandwith remote desktop?
My boss was using GoToMyPC over aircard to access his computer. It seemed to be too slow for it to be usable. The Aircard offered 188 Kbps. Is there a remote desktop with lower bandwidth requirements ...
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Window Remote Desktop return to host shortcut [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyboard shortcut to minimize Remote Desktop
Is there any shortcut key to return to the host?
