Tag Archives: RDP

Windows Remote Desktop client (MSRDC) Version 1.2.4065 (Insider Preview) released

Posted on 2023-03-02 by guenni

Brief note for people who are in the Windows Insider Preview program. Microsoft has released version 1.2.4065 of the Windows Desktop Client (MSRDC) for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to Insiders as of February 28, 2023. The production version is 1.2.3918, … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H1: RDP issues fixed by preview update

Posted on 2023-01-31 by guenni

[German]Users have been complaining about problems with remote desktop connections (RDP) under Windows 11 22H2 for months. In deed, first reports about that issue has been public sice December 2021. Last week, Microsoft released a preview update for Windows 11 … Continue reading →

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Windows Remote Desktop connection issues to FQDN since October 2022

Posted on 2022-11-26 by guenni

[German]I have received reports of problems with remote desktop connections under Windows when they are made via FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). The connections can then no longer be established. The problem has been occurring since October 2022 and a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft: Remote Desktop App for iOS updated

Posted on 2020-06-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated the Remote Desktop App for iOS to version 10.1.0. However, iPadOS 13.4 or higher is required as the operating system on Apple devices. Advertising

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More October 2019 update (RDP) issues on Windows

Posted on 2019-10-08 by guenni

[German]After the September and October 2019 updates for Windows, there are not only printer issues. I have also noticed RDP issues. And the Sept. 2019 update KB4515384 causes boot problems with certain network drivers. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: RDP (dwm.exe) causes high CPU load, freezes VMs

Posted on 2019-08-28 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) has a bug in Remote Desktop Connections (RDP). These cause a high CPU load on a CPU core when disconnecting the session. There are also reports that VMs freeze on RDP connections (when … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1903: Remote Desktop shows Black Screen

Posted on 2019-07-12 by guenni

[German]Users of Windows 10 who have upgraded to the May 2019 update and are using the Remote Desktop for remote sessions may suffer from the fact that only a black windows appear. This applies only to users in corporate environments … Continue reading →

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Windows RDP Network Level Authentication can bypass lock screen

Posted on 2019-06-07 by guenni

[German]In a recent article, the CERT Coordination Center warns that Microsoft Windows RDP Network Level Authentication also works with LockScreen locked Windows. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1803: mstscax.dll and error 0x80071779

Posted on 2018-06-29 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 April Update (V1803) seems to have several issues in the area of the network and RDP connections. It seams that no NIC adapter bindings for the network can be uninstalled via GUI. Also RDP and the file mstscax.dll … Continue reading →

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Attention with Linux RDP connections and CredSSP updates

Posted on 2018-04-10 by guenni

[German]In advance to the today's patch day a small hint about CredSSP updates for Windows. Microsoft's CredSSP updates can kill remote desktop connections between Linux and Windows. Advertising

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