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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Use remote computer desktop win7 - win xp
I need to use via my laptop (windows 7 installed on it) my office pc computer with windows xp on board. You can say try to use teamvieawer, radmin etc.... But main trouble is that i must to use it ...
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RDP into VirtualBox on Windows
I have a few VMs, downloaded from modern.ie (right now, I'm trying to use the Win7/IE9 VM, which is a Win7 Enterprise version).
My co-worker has an old Mac, and needs to test something on Windows. His ...
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Automated file send from remote desktop
I have a main PC (running WinXP), on which Remote Desktop Connection Manager is installed. I use it to connect to a remote virtual environment (running Win 7). Currently, I am able to copy\paste text ...
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Windows Remote Desktop: “configuring remote session” closes without error
I have a desktop/laptop pair at home operating x64 Windows 7 (the desktop was upgraded from Windows Vista, works just fine). I remote desktop to them on a daily basis when outside.
In recent weeks, I ...
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How do I enable reboot in Windows 7 for Remote Desktop sessions?
I see that I lack the choice to reboot/shut down via the start menu when logged into Windows 7 via Remote Desktop, whereas it is present in Windows Server 2008 R2. Is there some setting in Windows 7 ...
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How to reboot a machine on Remote desktop connection after explorer.exe crashes?
How do I reboot a machine on a Remote Desktop connection after explorer.exe crashes?
I'm stuck at trying to do this. After I googled a bit and found that people were saying to use Ctrl + Alt + Esc or ...
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How to send Ctrl+Alt+End to Remote Desktop?
I have an application where Ctrl + Alt + End is mapped to a command, but when using the machine via Remote Desktop, Ctrl + Alt + End is used by the system as an alternative to Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Is ...
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Completely Disable Remote Access?
I recently had to install something to allow a tech agent free reign on my Win 8 Pro Home PC. The tech agent was courteous and professional and I have reasonable faith in her/him; however, I must be ...
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Problems with RDP in WIndows XP
I have a vps that runs Windows XP. I remote desktop connect to my vps and I close it but when I reconnect again it tells me to disconnect the current user so It doesn't use the existing session. But I ...
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Connect access remote desktop web from IE [closed]
I try to login to remote desktop web acces on my server from an other computer. I can do so using chrome, but then I can't use the remoteapp.
So I tryed internet explorer. But every time I login from ...
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Can't start program through Remote Desktop Connection?
I am trying to start a command when I log on through remote desktop connection. The program is:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00 -c "Unresponsive Program"
I set the program option under ...
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Log in to Windows host from Ubuntu guest VM
My work computer (Windows 8 host) is currently inaccessible except through a Linux VM running in VMWare 9. I can't remote desktop in as it appears something has been run by the IT department in the ...
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Port Forwarding for Remote Desktop
I have two Mac notebooks at home, I have assigned them static private IPs. I have also set my router to a DynDNS address, which updates everytime my router gets a new public IP. I have enabled Screen ...
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“Disconnecting” from a RemoteApp
I'm a newbie at this so please bear with me.
I've setup a server with Windows Server 2012 and I have 2 clients (my Laptop and my PC, just to give you the context). I will not demand to access the ...
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Have Remote Desktop be fullscreen and get local notifications
I have 2 boxes I develop on. Both windows. I am logged into the remote one about 80% of the time. While this is going on, I am unable to receive Outlook email alerts or Cisco Jabber chat ...
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Mac, VNC and multiple monitors
I asked a similar question here before but apparently I wasn't as clear as I had expected by the responses. That said, I'll try again.
I have a Mac Pro with quad monitors which I would like to ...
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Change sound volume of host when using remote desktop in Windows 7/8
I constantly play music on my actual machine while working on others via remote desktop. I've noticed that on both my laptop and desktop machines, using the keyboard volume control buttons won't ...
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Keyboard shortcut to minimize Remote Desktop
Is there a way, using the keyboard, to switch from a maximized (full screen) Remote Desktop Connection back to the main computer?
I have about 4 Remote Desktop connections that I am switching between ...
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Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection Save Credentials not working
How to i allow credentials to be saved when connecting to another machine with Remote Desktop Connection?
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i try to connect to a server, and the Remote Desktop Client does not have any ...
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How can I configure the max connection limit for Remote Desktop Connections on a Windows 2003 Server?
Currently, I have a Windows 2003 Server that I connect remotely using Remote Desktop as administrator.
It allows two concurrent sessions for the administrator plus a console session. How can I ...
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Multi-monitor RDP client for Linux?
Perhaps what I'm after doesn't exist.
Is there a good remote desktop client for Linux that properly supports multiple monitors? I'm not talking about VNC, but Windows-style RDP.
I fired up Vinagre ...
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How do I allow a guest user on Windows Server 2012 to use remote desktop [duplicate]
I added a guest user to my Windows Server 2012 server and added them to the group Remote Desktop Users. When I try to login with the account I get this error:
"To sign in remotely, you need the ...
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Cannot Connect To VMWare Guest OS Using Either RDP or VNC
I have a PC (Windows XP SP3) with VMWare Workstation 7 installed.
The VMWare hosts Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2.
RealVNC (4.1.3) is installed on both OS'es. Both of them use Hamachi2. ...
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Windows scheduler - Tasks not running when user not logged in
I have Windows Server 2003, with schedules setup via Remote Desktop under one account. That account appears in the 'creator' column too. I have 'Run only if logged on' unticked.
When I have logged ...
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How to disable 'Screen Capture' in RDP session in Windows Server 2008 R2
I have a requirement of disabling the end users who remote desktop to a Server 2008 R2 machine to capture images digitally through say Print Screen key. Is there a reliable way to do it? I should ...
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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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How to connect home computers (Linux) from office computer (windows) using putty
Is there any way I can connect home computers (Linux) from office computer (windows) using putty. If yes, please tell me the step to make the connection.
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How to disable color dithering for low-bit-depth screen settings?
I am using Terminal Services and TeamViewer a lot to access other computers, partly over slow networks. The problem described below is not affected by which of the two remote access services I am ...
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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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ALT Tab to another client window from RDP full screen session
From inside a RDP full screen session, I would like to have a "ALT + tab" switching functionality which switches to next window in the RDP client computer, preferably with "Win + tab" key.
Is there ...
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How do I remote desktop into a windows 8 pc to a live.com user account without being prompted for username and password?
How do I remote desktop into a windows 8 pc to a live.com user account without being prompted for username and password?
I've tried a number of user name and domain combinations, but they all fail on ...
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How to enable RemoteFX for a Windows 7 machine
I wanted to take advantage of the new "RemoteFX" feature. However, all the blogs are talking about having a Windows 2008R2 Server with SP1 and running a virtual macihne with RemoteFX.
In my case, I ...
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Copy/Paste (Clipboard like) functionality from a VNC desktop
I use TightVNC, RealVNC to access the Remote Linux(CentOS,Ubuntu) desktops by running a vncserver on the remote machine. When I connect to those servers from my Windows host:
Can I use the ...
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RDP is enabled but doesn't show up in netstat
I've enabled RDP on a laptop, but I can't connect to it. Pinging the laptop works. nmap shows ports open, but not RDP. netstat on the laptop shows nothing listening on 3389. I've also tried rebooting.
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How to keep task bar from shrinking when using remote desktop?
I use Windows XP at work and at home. I connect to my PC at work from home using the Remote Desktop Connection application. At work, I run a lot of applications so I use two rows for program icons ...
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Windows 7 64 RDP Client Hangs at “Securing remote connection …”
I can access the machine via RDP from another client, from exactly the same network, through exactly the same forwarded port.
What might be causing remote desktop client to hang today? It usually ...
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I need CTRL+BREAK remoting into a Windows computer from an android OS tablet
I want to be able to remote into my computer for work from an android based tablet. I have a keyboard for the tablet with CTRL & BREAK keys. I need to be able to send a CTRL+BREAK+A and ...
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What is the benefit by RDP 8.0 on Windows 7?
I just update to RDP 8.0 on my 3 of windows 7 (Office & Home).
Someone said it not take any advantage of RemoteFX without Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
So, i want to know is it any boost on RDP ...
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How to connect to Windows with xfreerdp and smartcard
I am able to connect to Windows 2008 R2 server from Linux Mint using:
$ xfreerdp -f -u <username on windows> -d <windows Domain> 192.168.1.1
but I want to connect to that server using ...
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Remote Desktop Connection (Mac) does not share drive/folder to the Vista target
I have a Mac OS X 10.5/Intel system, runnging RDC 2.0.1 (latest as far as I know).
When I connect to the remote Windows Vista system, I can control the remote desktop, and everything behaves as ...
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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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Raspberry Pi Fedora 18 ARM Remix Remote Desktop from Windows 7
I've installed the Fedora 18 ARM Remix for Raspberry Pi onto the SD card of my RasPi (type B). When connected by HDMI, Fedora and XFCE4 come up fine and without the HDMI i'm able to login through SSH ...
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Clear Remote Desktop Connection history
Remote Desktop Connection on Windows (mstsc) saves the previous computers you have connected to in the "Computer" dropdown.
How can I clear them, or selectively delete entries?
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Windows 8 / Server 2012 RDP connection is slow
I recently installed Windows Server 2012 for development purposes at our office and noticed immediately that connecting via RDP is slow. It can take 5-10 seconds to connect at times, where as ...
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Remote Desktop blank screen/timeout in Server 2012
I have a Windows Server 2012 box that I RDP into and use throughout the day. Problem is, when I minimize the remote desktop window or push it into the background for any length of time, the window is ...
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Windows 7 remote desktop encryption error every few minutes
Because of an error in data encryption, this session will now end.
This is the error I've been getting more and more frequently over the past few days, to the point that I can't ignore it because ...
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Mac VNC and Windows Remote Desktop License Issue
I am trying to connect a Windows 7 machine to Mac using Windows Remote Desktop Client. It works and shows MAC login screen but when I try to login using a username and password it gives me following ...
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Changing the default power button action to Disconnect in a remote desktop session
I am remoting into my work computer from my computer at home. At home I have Windows 7 Ultimate while at work I have Windows 7 Professional, both 64-bit and with admin privileges.
I would like to ...
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Chrome not working on a remote desktop connection
Chrome works fine when I'm physically using my computer, but when I connect to it through RDP (Remote Desktop) it doesn't load pages. Both IE and Firefox work fine in all situations.
Is it a known ...
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How to tell if Remote Desktop service is running and available?
This is a problem that I have wanted to find a solution for, for quite a while. However, it always falls off my radar. It just reared its annoying head again and I finally decided to look for a ...
