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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 there any way to change that setting for the Remote Desktop session so I can use Ctrl + Alt + End in my application?

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Do you have the option of running AutoHotkey on the remote PC? You could run a script there which would trap an alternate hotkey of your choosing, and render it (there) as Ctrl+Alt+End.

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  • thanks, worked like a charm once I figured the script out :) – Jimmy Jan 7 '10 at 21:10
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    Introduction to AutoHotkey should be part of the SuperUser sign-up process. It's the Swiss Army Knife in the pocket of every SuperUser. :) – JMD Jan 7 '10 at 21:12
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Alternate method which opens the 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete' overlay manually:

Run > shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

or

cmd > explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
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Use On-Screen Keyboard.

  1. Click Windows button -> Run
  2. Open osk and click related key.
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    If it does not work, try pressing Ctrl, and Alt on physical keyboard, hold and then click "End" on On-Screen keyboard. – Ivan Chau Jun 18 '19 at 2:23
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If you have permission to install on the remote machine, you could use a scripting engine like AutoHotkey or AutoIt to make a small script to catch whatever shortcut you would like and virtually "press" Ctrl+Alt+Del on the remote machine for you.

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    No need for install permissions; AHK works as a user-mode executable, so as long as application execution isn't restricted it should be fine. – Bob Mar 18 '13 at 12:34
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When you're connecting, on the Local Resources tab of your Remote Desktop Client choose "On the Local Computer" in the drop-down menu of the Keyboard frame. This will send those keyboard signals directly to the remote machine instead of via the client.

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    disabling the Windows key combinations actually didn't seem to apply to Ctrl+Alt+End. Good suggestion though – Jimmy Jan 7 '10 at 21:11
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Here is an alternative using Powershell. This worked for me in a slightly different and more complicated setup (connecting from a Mac laptop (no "end" key on keyboard) to a Linux server through SSH and then from the Linux server to a Windows Server 2016 server through Remote desktop protocol using the rdesktop Linux RDP command line client).

In Windows:

  1. Click Start menu
  2. Click in the search bar
  3. Type "powershell"
  4. In the search results, click "powershell.exe"

  5. In the PowerShell shell that opens, type the following:

    Powershell -noprofile -nologo -noninteractive -command "(new-object -ComObject 
shell.application).WindowsSecurity()"
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