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By Gavin Phillips / Updated April 29, 2019 29-04-2019 / 7 minutes

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1. You Can’t Connect to the Remote


Computer
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Make sure you have the correct IP address for the remote
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2. Remote Connections Not Allowed


You might nd that remote connections are disabled on the
terminal you are trying to reach. You can alter this setting
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The RDP Wrapper Library uses the existing Windows


Terminal Service and adds new Windows Firewall rules to
allow a remote desktop connection. The RDP Wrapper
Library also provides an interface to manage remote
desktop connections through (as Windows 10 Home
doesn’t have an integrated solution.

Here’s how you allow remote desktop connections on


Windows 10 Home using RDP Wrapper Library:

1 Head to the RDP Wrapper Library GitHub Releases


page.

2 Download the RDPWInst.zip le. After downloading,


right-click the le and extract the archive to a new
folder. For instance, using 7-Zip, I would select 7-Zip >
Extract to RDPWrap-v1.6.2.
3 Open the new folder, then run bat.
4 After installation, run bat.

5 Now, run exe to make sure the process is working.


6 You can use exe to manage advanced con guration
settings.

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through the tricky bits of the installation, as well as how to
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4. You Can’t Copy Text From the


Remote Computer
You can use Remote Desktop Connection to copy text
from one terminal to your own. If the copy text feature isn’t
working, you need to enable the Clipboard redirect
function so you can use it on the remote computer.

Open the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box by


typing “remote” in your Start menu search bar, then
selecting the best match. Select Show Options. Head to
the Local Resources tab. Under Local devices and
resources, put a check in the Clipboard box. The option
should be turned on by default.

5. The Remote Window Isn’t the


Correct Size
Incorrect window size is another common Remote Desktop
Connection issue. When you create the remote desktop
connection, the window is too large, too small, or doesn’t
correlate to the settings you input.

You have two potential xes here.

First, you can force the Remote Desktop connection to use


a speci c size via the Run function. Hit Windows key + R,
then input:

mstsc.exe /h:X /w:X

Where “X” is the height and width of the Remote Desktop


viewing window you desire. Remote Desktop will

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remember your settings for future remote viewing


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settings.

The Remote Desktop Connection client has a handy screen


resolution slider that scrolls from 640×480 up to Full
Screen for your screen. Make sure to set the slider to Full
Screen if you want a full-screen remote connection for
each connection.

6. Delete Your Credentials to Reset


Remote Desktop Connection Login
At times, Windows Remote Desktop Connection nds your
login details confusing. There is also the chance the login
details for your system or the remote system are different
from your last remote connection. You can remove and
replace your existing credentials to try and x the issue.

In the Remote Desktop Connection client, head to the


Advanced tab. Select Settings, then make sure

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Automatically detect RD Gateway server settings is


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selected.

7. How to Save Your Remote


Desktop Connection Custom
Settings
If you regularly connect to several different servers or
clients, saving a custom con guration for each Remote
Desktop will save time in the future. You can set the
optimum width, height, and color settings for each server
or terminal.

Open the Remote Desktop Connection dialog, then select


Show Options. You will now see the Connection settings
options. Select Save As, specify your save location, then
select Save to create a custom Remote Desktop
Connection le (.RDP).

Now, browse to the Remote Desktop Connection


con guration le. You can edit the con guration le using a
text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++. Right-click the
con guration le and select Open with…, then select your
text editor.

The rst four lines show your remote connection screen


size options (plus whether multi-monitor mode is available).

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You can edit the screen mode to set whether the remote
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window session appears full screen. For instance, “id:i:2”
sets full screen, whereas “id:i:1” sets the remote
connection to appear in a window.

If you set the screen mode to “2” for full screen, the
desktopwidth and desktopheight automatically match the
screen size of the host client. However, if you are using
screen mode “1,” you can use the desktopwidth and
desktopheight settings to set a speci c window size.

After you con rm your settings, add the following string to


the end of the le:

smart sizing:i:1

Smart sizing allows you to dynamically alter your screen


settings without messing around with con guration les
while the Remote Desktop connection is active. However,
you must add the string for each custom con guration you
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You can boost your Remote Desktop Connection


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productivity using a handful of keyboard shortcuts. These
shortcuts are designed to work when you access Remote
Desktop using the Run dialog.

Start Remote Desktop in full-screen mode: mstsc /f

Start Remote Desktop in Admin Mode: mstsc /admin

Matches your Remote Desktop session with the local


virtual desktop: mstsc /span

Matches your Remote Desktop session to the Client


Layout: mstsc /multimon

Open the .RDP le for editing—change “connection


le” to your le name before running the command:
mstsc /edit “connection le”

You can use the following Remote Desktop shortcuts once


your Remote Desktop connection is live:

Switches your Remote Desktop client between full-


screen and windowed mode: Ctrl + Alt + Pause

Force the Remote Desktop into full-screen mode: Ctrl


+ Alt + Break

Takes a screenshot of the active Remote Desktop


window: Ctrl + Alt + Minus

Takes a screenshot of the entire Remote Desktop: Ctrl


+ Alt + Plus

Reboots the remote computer: Ctrl + Alt + End

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