Remote Desktop Phishing Protection in the April 2026 Update Causes Confusion

Posted on 2026-04-17 by guenni

Windows[German]On April 14, 2026 (Patch Day), Microsoft released a fix for Remote Desktop to protect RDP connections against phishing attacks. Users now see a warning message when establishing an RDP connection. This has caused a lot of confusion and issues. I've written a follow-up article providing an overview of the situation, including workarounds. And there are many user comments outlining more insights. Details may be read at my German blog post [use the build-in translator to switch the language].

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