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On my employer's network, if I use the remote desktop to connect to computer X, I wind up with OneNote starting up on the local computer. This only happens when connecting to computer X, no other.

I have no idea how this is happening. I'm not a onenote user & so the result is annoying dialogs.

I've been through all the settings available if you hit the "options" button on the remote connect dialog--there is a "start the following program on connection" setting on the Programs tab, but that's unchecked & grayed out.

Interestingly, this setting seems to have followed me from one computer to another--I got issued a new laptop & it's happening on the new one as well as the old. (My hostname is the same, but new hardware, new win7 image, etc.)

All machines are running 64-bit win7, if that's important.

Thanks!

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Okay, I still don't understand why this is happening, but I can eliminate the bad behavior. If I un-check "Printers" on the Local Resources tab of the remote desktop connection dialog, I don't get the onenote process & its dialog.

I don't actually need to print from my remote session, and so this works for me.

Many thanks to user @gregg for asking good clarifying questions & suggesting things to look at/try.

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To be clear your PC (we'll call PC~A) is remoting to PC~X & Onenote starts? This doesn't happen when you (PC~A) connect to PC~Y? It's still happening when PC~A was upgraded (PC~A1)? I think you answered your own question its something isolated to PC~X & I'm guessing its something in the Startup (msconfig, Startup tab; else %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup)

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  • First part is exactly right. I don't think startup is a good explanation for what's happening though b/c OneNote is starting up on PC~A (and now PC~A1), not on PC~X.
    – Roy Pardee
    Mar 14, 2016 at 15:42
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    That is weird, OneNote opens on your PC~A whenever you use MSTSC (RemoteDesktop)? And only when connecting to PC~X (no others)? I am perplexed too if that Programs tab is greyed out, maybe check box, wipe info, & check again? If you are using a RDP file (vs mstsc.exe directly), maybe that 'Programs' is saved in there (you can open RDP files with Notepad)
    – gregg
    Mar 14, 2016 at 15:50
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    Are you using a .RDP file or mstsc.exe directly?
    – gregg
    Mar 14, 2016 at 15:56
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    Open hidden file: Documents\Default.RDP in notepad & confirm the following lines have nothing after the colon (maybe even delete the lines): 'alternate shell:s:' & 'shell working directory:s:' I don't know what to tell you otherwise, I'm guessing its something residual somewhere as I don't see how it could follow you on two different PC's & only happen during connection to that one PC~X. The fact that you had something to erase on the Programs tab too...
    – gregg
    Mar 14, 2016 at 16:47
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    Maybe delete some entries here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/312169 msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…
    – gregg
    Mar 14, 2016 at 16:48

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