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Remote Desktop Connection (RDC, also called Remote Desktop, formerly known as Microsoft Terminal Services Client, or mstsc) is the client application for Remote Desktop Services. It allows a user to remotely log in to a networked computer running the terminal services server.

The Remote Desktop client uses an open protocol (Remote Desktop Protocol) developed by Microsoft, which provides a user with a graphical desktop experience interface to another computer.

A client comes with every version of Windows since XP, though each has different versions of the client. Upgrades are available from Microsoft to update the client in older versions.

A shortcut is provided on the Start Menu in the default installation of these versions of Windows.

The application is located by default in %windir%\system32\.

Screen shot:
Remote Desktop Connection

Screen shot of command line switches:
MSTSC Syntax

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Send Ctrl-Alt-Del to nested RDP session

Is there a way to send the Ctrl-Alt-Del command to an RDP session (Windows Server 2008 R2) inside another RDP session (also Windows Server 2008 R2) without the first session catching it? Ctrl+Alt+End and Ctrl+Alt+Shift+End do not reach the 2nd level…
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What are the hotkeys for mstsc.exe?

For example, what are the shortcut key commands to minimize and maximize the remote window within the local machine desktop after a connection via mstsc is established.
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How to specify to MSTSC which session to connect to?

I'm working on a project where I must do almost all of my work on a remote desktop. I also have to frequently connect and disconnect from the remote desktop because of the network configuration. Sometimes, when I disconnect my session and then…
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MSTSC connection quality vs RDS via Connection Broker connection quality

We have a site in the USA which has a fixed VPN into our Datacentre in the UK via a 100Mb Leaseline. Our Datacentre Environment is a 2012 R2 Session Collection of RDS Servers, using Microsoft Connection Broker, RDC Gateway, and a Session Collection…
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MSTSC + gateway crashes on auto reconnect

We have an application that is used as a RemoteApp. Users access the RemoteApp via gateway. We are experiencing crashes with users running MSTSC v.6.3 on Win64 (tested with Windows 7 and Windows 8) every time an abnormal disconnection happens…
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How can I check what machines I'm logged into within a domain?

I often find myself RDP into multiple machines and have the connection time out, keeping me logged in. I then forget where I've been and my account stays logged in, blocking other users from accessing those machines. Is there any way to query a user…
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MSTSC crash on connect

We are supporting a client with primarily Windows XP machines. The users need to use Remote Desktop to connect to a terminal server. Unfortunately, after upgrading to SP3 on some machines MSTSC.exe crashes when they try to connect to the terminal…
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Strange RDP / Remote Desktop problem

I'll try to be as specific as I can be: Server is running SBS 2008 R2 (with all updates) Server is connected to the internet Server has 2 NIC's, one is disabled Server is running RDP Service (accessible directly from the internet, I know, not as…
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mstsc /v /admin command in Remmina or similar rdp client in ubuntu

Sometimes we have to use this below command to use rdp to our old server 2003 domain. mstsc /v:servername /admin I have ubuntu desktop with Remmina and i can use normal RDP login for most of the time using Remmina gui.. but when i need to disable…
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Why Windows 7/2008 mstsc asks for username password BEFORE server certificate warning?

When using Windows 7 mstsc to connect to an Windows Server 2008 (remote desktop), I notice a problem I cannot explain. mstsc asks for username password first. If I provide a wrong one, mstsc tells me "The credentials that were used to connect to …
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RDP shadowing 2012R2 on custom RDP port

I am attempting to shadow existing RDP sessions on Windows 2012 R2 without RDS installed on a custom (not standard 3389) rdp port. This describes how to shadow RDP in windows 2012 R2. However, when I attempt to do this using for example: mstsc…
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Need explanation of tag loadbalanceinfo:s:tsv:

I'm making a rdp file based on my user parameters full address:s: alternate shell:s:|| remoteapplicationprogram:s:|| remoteapplicationname:s: ... loadbalanceinfo:s:tsv://MS Terminal Services…
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Supply username and password to mstsc

In previous versions of the remote desktop client there were methods of passing in the password through various methods. Has anybody found a good method using the latest remote desktop client? I'm aware of LaunchRDP but that doesn't meet our…
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How do I disable sound, in MSTSC?

I get a beep that sounds like a BIOS level, at VERY loud volume, when in an MSTSC session to a server. Which when I am listening to some audio, is almost deafining in volume. I often jump and curse at the volume of it! Is there anyway to disable…
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Video Capture Devices available in RDP (mstsc) but not Virtual Machine Connection (vmconnect)?

I'm trying to pass my webcam through to a Hyper-V VM using Virtual Machine Connection (vmconnect). In the "Local Devices and resources" settings, I do not have the ability to do this: However using Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc) with the same…
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