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rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems

RDP allows remote windows users to view and interact with a remote windows server as if they were sitting at that server's desktop.

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Using CA certificate for Remote Desktop Connection

I’m connecting over the web to a remote Windows Server 2012 R2 via Remote Desktop Connection for administration needs. It is a single web and database server without an AD etc. I’m not talking about Remote Desktop Services / Terminal Server, just…
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Remote desktop session ends abruptly with a "protocol error"

Intermittently we get a problem where a remote desktop session will get disconnected with the error message “Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to the remote computer again.” We are getting this…
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Cisco Anyconnect: Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled

I need to run Cisco AnnyConnect from a VM in a data center. When I run it I get this message: Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled Can this be turned off? I saw some posts about it, but required downloading Cisco software…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login paste password

Is there any utility out there that allows me to paste the password in my clipboard to Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login screen as if I'm typing the characters directly from the keyboard? I login a lot to different servers and use ClipMate to manage…
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Removing vulnerable cipher on Windows 10 breaks outgoing RDP

TrustWave's vulnerability scanner fails a scan due to a Windows 10 machine running RDP: Block cipher algorithms with block size of 64 bits (like DES and 3DES) birthday attack known as Sweet32 (CVE-2016-2183) NOTE: On Windows 7/10 systems running…
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RDP exits immediately after connecting to Windows Server 2008 R2

Background: I recently got a Windows cloud VPS server. I don't have much experience with server admin (I'm a programmer), and what little I do have is with linux servers. Ever since getting the server I've been having issues with RDP. I can connect…
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Nested RDP and VMWare and ILO console sessions: keystroke repetition and latency

I'm working on a remote server installation entirely through ILO (but this also applies to IPMI and VMWare console sessions). Due to the software application and environment, my access is restricted to a Windows server that I must access through…
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Is it possible to access the login windows screen through RDP?

I would like to know if there is a GPO or something else to access the logon Windows screen in place of direct being connected into a session through RDP ?
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RDP Connection to Windows 7 stays really slow

I have an Issue with connecting to Windows 7 via RDP. I can open an RDP Session, but regardless of any settings, the response times are really long. This in particular is the case when opening a web page in a browser. I've tried IE, Firefox and…
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MSTSC: Black Areas on Remote Desktop

I'm connecting from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Hyper-V virtual machine running Windows 8.1 via RDP (mstsc.exe). The VM is hosted on the same machine from which I'm connecting. Everything was fine until today. When I connected to the VM today, I've…
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How to allow RDP access based on client certificate

How can I limit (RDP) access to a Windows Server not only by username/password but also with a client certificate? Imagine creating a certificate and copying this to all computers from which I want to be able to access the server from. This would…
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RDP over UDP failing on Windows 10 1809 with reduced MTU links

Since updating to Windows 10 build 1809 on both RDP client and server, I'm seeing a black screen after the initial logon sequence completes when connecting over a link with a smaller-than-ethernet MTU, and when UDP transport is enabled. These…
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Black Screen After RDP Session

Would anyone know why after an RDP session either from my smartphone or from another PC, when I wake my computer and then proceed to log in, I get a black screen with cursor. I am running Windows 10 Pro 64bit, and haven't had this problem before.…
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How do i change Active Directory Password in Windows 2012 Terminal Server without Using CTRL ALT

How do I change Active Directory Password in Windows 2012 Terminal Server without Using CTRL+ALT I can't use CTRL+ALT+END And CTRL+ALT+DEL Is there any other method for invoking the Security Screen ?
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Hyper-V Cut-n-Paste

I use Hyper-V on a development machine for multiple reasons and one of my biggest annoyances is that I can't cut and paste to/from the virtual machines. I've been through all the options and can't find anything that seems like it would allow this. …
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