Remote Desktop Can’t Connect after Update to 2004
Today I applied the 2004 update to several Windows 10 Enterprise computers in a small domain. Although I did the updates mostly over RDP, soon a user reported that he …
Remote Desktop Fails to Connect to Gateway 0xC000035B
A new Windows 10 Pro 1803 computer could not establish a connection through a Server 2016 machine running Remote Desktop Gateway. The Win10 machine showed this error:
Windows 10 Cannot Connect to Remote Desktop Gateway
I’m setting up a new Windows 10 computer, currently at 1709 Build 16299.192. It is unable to connect to a Server 2012R2 machine running Remote Desktop Gateway.
Remote Desktop with Custom Port from Surface RT
Today I was helping a customer connect from an original Microsoft Surface tablet running Surface RT to a remote Windows 7 desktop computer. The desktop uses a custom RDP listening …
Prevent Administrator from Remote Logon to Workgroup Server
When I set up a server for management via Remote Desktop, I prefer to change the RDP listening port to a non-default value (MSKB 306759) and to use a custom …
Windows Remote Desktop Printing
Often home users connecting to a remote computer would like to print to their local printer. It is possible, at least sometimes, depending on the printer. The basic idea is …
Computing Interrupted: The Windows 7 Remote Desktop Experience
The Remote Desktop experience in Window 7 computer has changed significantly since the Windows XP days. Here's a brief overview.
Thin Client vs. Desktop in the Small Business
A non-profit customer has an underutilized server and a desktop due and budgeted for replacement. Would it make sense to replace the desktop with a thin client, and run the …
Remote Desktop /console Switch Removed by XP SP3 Upgrade
I recently upgraded my XP desktop to Service Pack 3, which includes an update to Remote Desktop Client 6.1. Today I locked a Windows Server 2003 console session at a …