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How to fix a black screen with an RDP session.

I am using my Surface Pro to log into my work PC and it will allow me to log in on the first attempt, but when I sign-out and then go back into the RDP session, all I get is a black screen. I have completed all the windows updates for both machines, I…

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asked 2025-12-05T18:08:32.7233333+00:00
Jayce 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-06T00:23:14.15+00:00
Quinnie Quoc 7,400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
8 answers

Windows 11 remote desktop frequent disconnects?

Hello, I have a laptop and a workstation that I frequently remote to lots of different clients servers. Most of the servers are Win 2012 R2 and one 2016. All of the servers have the latest Microsoft weekly updates. I never had any issues with…

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asked 2022-09-24T14:44:55.973+00:00
Boe Dillard 666 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-05T13:30:35.8466667+00:00
Klotzbach Artur 0 Reputation points
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Windows App v2.0.804.0 (msrdc.exe) consumes 9–13GB virtual memory and causes system freeze

Product: Windows App for Windows (v2.0.804.0 64bit version/32bit version ) OS: Win11 Pro 24H2 Hardware: CPU Intel Pentium Gold G7400T, Memory: 8GB DDR4 Issue: While streaming Windows 365 (Cloud PC), msrdc.exe virtual memory increases up to 9–13…

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asked 2025-11-21T07:09:35.26+00:00
Zach Yang 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-04T18:29:29.2266667+00:00
Jason Labrie 0 Reputation points
12 answers

Extreme lag on Microsoft Remote Desktop Mac client

I experience extreme lag in all my actions on the MacOS Remote Desktop Client, where every mouse click takes up to 30 seconds to take effect. my setup is the following; MacBook Pro 15" (2015) External USB-C 4K monitor (lg) This problem…

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asked 2021-02-01T10:02:19.947+00:00
Elmar Jense 61 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-29T23:23:21.51+00:00
Jarryd Hall 0 Reputation points
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USB Token on Remote Desktop

Hi all, We are using USB Token / DSC / Smart Card for signing Government websites. USB Token is connected to physical Machine, we are able to sign the Government Websites, pdf files, word files with no issues. When we are connecting to RDP,…

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asked 2022-08-06T04:59:53.42+00:00
Harshavardhan Chhallani 11 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-27T16:53:13.8566667+00:00
swapnil dhadiwal 0 Reputation points
2 answers

how can i import a rdp file in the windows app for ios

how can i import a rdp file in the windows app for ios without setting /adding PC up from the beginning

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asked 2024-12-04T10:49:48.6866667+00:00
Spiros Ferentinos 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-26T14:46:29.2433333+00:00
Dave Reeves 1 Reputation point
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Remote Desktop reconnect failes

Hi, recently we see the client freezing after disconnecting a session. if you try to reconnect to the session or start another session, you get the message that you may not be able to connect because of unsufficient virtual memory. In the…

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asked 2024-08-14T13:32:13.14+00:00
D 111 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-11-26T10:47:38.9133333+00:00
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Remote desktop and shared folder credentials do not work after installing windows 11 pro 23H2

I formatted and installed windows 11 pro 23h2 on a computer two days ago. From another computer with windows 11 pro 23h2, I cannot access the remote desktop. It tells me that the credentials did not work. If I try several times it blocks for a few…

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asked 2024-04-14T14:25:30.93+00:00
Vicente Fernandez Garcia 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-25T16:41:54.2733333+00:00
Randall 0 Reputation points
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Remote Desktop connection - An Authentication Error has occurred. One or more of the parameters passed to the function was invalid.

Hi, I am at lost here how to fix this issue. It is very strange what is going on and I cannot figure if it is windows 11 (24h2) issue or not. Here is the what is going: I was task to upgrade to Windows 11 (24h2) and find out after the upgrade, the…

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asked 2025-11-21T21:00:24.55+00:00
JAMISON YE 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-21T23:11:57.35+00:00
Quinnie Quoc 7,400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Suddenly, cannot RDP to server using DNS names- only IPs

We have a mix of Windows servers, one server is a Windows 2012 Datacenter server which has been working well until a few days ago. I try to logon to the server from a jump box (running Windows server 2019 Datacenter) using the server's DNS name (both…

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asked 2022-12-15T04:25:40.57+00:00
JDMils 51 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-20T23:28:01.7633333+00:00
de 0 Reputation points
9 answers

RDP Works PC to PC, but I get Error Code 0x204 MAC to PC

I am able to remote into my Windows 10 PC fine from another Windows PC. However, when I attempt to remote in from my MAC OS running High Sierra 10.13.6 using the Microsoft Remote Desktop for MAC I get Error Code 0x204. Can anyone help?

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asked 2020-12-05T13:58:20.793+00:00
Paul F 31 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-20T19:25:59.9+00:00
Remon Ghaly 0 Reputation points
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Error - Requested session access is denied

I'm having trouble logging into my virtual machine using an authorized local user account with all the necessary permissions. I keep receiving the error message "The requested session access is denied". However, I am able to log in successfully…

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asked 2023-07-05T15:30:52.96+00:00
Megha Goushal 35 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-20T17:19:54.8+00:00
Rushyanthan Raman 0 Reputation points
24 answers

RDP to Windows 10 hangs at Please wait screen

RDP to Windows 10 hangs at the 'Please wait' screen forever until rebooted. In our organisation, we are often seeing this issue on domain-joined systems & VMs with Windows 10 OS This happens when users are trying to log in with their domain…

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asked 2021-06-25T05:12:15.467+00:00
kiran kumar 86 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-18T15:14:34.3033333+00:00
Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) 26 Reputation points
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How to configure Kerberos Constrained Delegation for Remote Desktop Services Single Sign On?

Let me first tell you about our setup. We have the following at our client system. 2 Servers with Gateway/Broker/RDweb/RD Licensing/Application Proxy Service ( RDG01.domain.local and RDG02.domain.local) 4 Servers with session Host role (…

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asked 2023-07-07T13:56:43.93+00:00
Neville 26 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-13T15:06:22.74+00:00
Luis Coronheiro 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 22H2 - Remote Credential Guard (RCG) hop (SMB) not working.

Hello, apparently the "double-hop" problem (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/744867/remote-credential-guard-double-hop-issue-after-ser) when using Remote Credential Guard (RCG) on a Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621.1702) endpoint…

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asked 2023-05-30T09:11:39.2366667+00:00
Zacharias Embaxter 70 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-10T15:17:25.5433333+00:00
Laurenz-7348 0 Reputation points
6 answers

Windows 2019 RDS Servers Start Menu Stopped Working

We are also running a 2019 RDS Farm and we have had this exact same issue with the Start Menu not working this week. Initially it was on one host, and now it is happening on two hosts! We ran the command on one host and it has fixed it. We have not ran…

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asked 2021-02-04T10:30:35.18+00:00
Paul Allan 11 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-08T10:48:46.9766667+00:00
Joop Jacobs 5 Reputation points
1 answer

Open sandbox error. No mapping between account names and security ids was done. (0x80070534)

I had some problems opening my sandbox, but it gives errors, I tried some ways on the internet but it didn't work. Can anyone help me @@ Thanks a lot!!!

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asked 2025-04-02T03:16:01.1733333+00:00
Manh Cuong 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-08T03:52:05.86+00:00
ishan godase 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 Modern Standby Suppresses Remote Desktop Connection Input

Modern Standby does not work well on some systems. On my ASUS FX707VI running Windows 11 Professional, Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection fails after the interval provided for the screen to turn off in power management settings. It does not fail…

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asked 2025-02-13T23:38:29.3533333+00:00
Mike Pryor 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-07T10:29:58.81+00:00
Shaddy Baddah 5 Reputation points
3 answers

Crossair thing on my screen

Hello everyone I am have been experiencing issues with my pc. I was just playing a on my custom gaming pc and all of a sudden there was this weird crosshair on my screen. And it hasn't gone away. It has a dot in the middle and then 4 sides of a circle…

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asked 2020-10-27T02:52:26.77+00:00
Rasnam Ahluwalia 11 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-06T17:09:04.4333333+00:00
John Van 0 Reputation points
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Windows App shows two icons when using Remote App Streaming with AVD App Attach

Hi there, We are seeing two icons displayed in the Windows App for an application that has been configured as a msix app an uploaded into an app attach package and using remotr app streaming. We don't see this behaviour in the browser. Has anyone else…

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asked 2025-10-07T10:16:38.1966667+00:00
Gerry Nicol 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-05T18:27:18.2666667+00:00
Gerry Nicol 5 Reputation points