Remote Desktop: Prompt before logging off user

I have a Windows XP Pro machine that I regularly log into remotely to work on. If there is already a user logged into the machine it will inform the user that someone is trying to log in and that they will be logged off and gives them 30 seconds to cancel the operation before timing out and letting me log in.

Now, when I try into my Windows 7 Ultimate machine, if there is user already logged in it just allows me to log in without prompting.

Is there any way to make the RDP server prompt the logged in user before letting me log in remotely?

heavyd

Posted 2009-12-18T20:27:46.817

Reputation: 54 755

Your current setup on windows xp is exactly what i need to setup. Any ideas how I do this please? There is just 1 user logged physically logged in and we all just use RDP with that same user to login remotely. thanks. – HAdes – 2010-07-19T08:45:33.763

In Win7 is the local user's session forcefully logged out to allow you to log in, or does that session remain active, in addition to your RDP session? – JMD – 2009-12-18T20:56:19.320

It is logged out, or locked if the same user is trying to log in. – heavyd – 2009-12-18T20:58:14.090

Are you connecting as the same user as the logged in one? – Ian Boyd – 2009-12-18T21:40:49.930

Yes, the same user is logging in remotely and logged in locally. – heavyd – 2009-12-19T00:54:23.077

Answers

I also remote into my Windows 7 Ultimate machine, which has three user accounts. Here's what occurs for me:

If no account is logged in, no one receives a prompt and I'm able to remotely connect immediately
If my remote account is logged in, no one receives a prompt and I'm able to remotely connect immediately
If one of the two other accounts is logged in, they receive the 30 second prompt that I'm attempting to log in remotely

Is this what you are experiencing?

Jason Pearce

Posted 2009-12-18T20:27:46.817

Reputation: 206

Ahh.. I think the different users may be the key. – heavyd – 2010-01-26T04:46:27.810

This article might help you to enable Concurrent Sessions on the Win7 computer.

Enabling Concurrent Sessions allows you to Remote Desktop into a system that someone else is on, under a different user account, and access the system without kicking the user off.

Guide: How to Enable Concurrent Sessions in Windows 7 RTM

(Note: I haven't had the opportunity to test this at first-hand.)

harrymc

Posted 2009-12-18T20:27:46.817

Reputation: 306 093

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not necessarily looking for concurrent sessions, just the behavior I saw previously in Windows XP – heavyd – 2009-12-22T18:12:06.990

No information I could find discusses this problem. All I can suggest is updating to RDP 7 if you haven't done so : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084, where the behavior might (or might not) change.

– harrymc – 2009-12-22T20:13:26.510