Remote Desktop Connetion displays Very Small Icons and Jump Lists on Remote Machine

Anonymous
2014-06-28T22:12:39+00:00

On my remote machine, the desktop icons, icon titles, taskbar and jump lists are puny, very difficult to read the small font size.

I've tried all of the various display/sizing options in my Surface's control panel, and also the display setting tab in Remote Desktop Connection, and have not found any comnbination that works well on the remote and Surface Pro 3. (Also, the sizing options are not so convenient anyway since a sign out is generally needed.)

 I've never had this problem and regularly use RDP on various machines. Are there others with RDP display issues?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-04-28T09:08:12+00:00

    Thanks a lot for the tip! It has also worked on Windows 10 on Surface Book.

    The only other resolution working for me is RoyalTS already mentioned here in the thread, but it has become a huge piece of software and an overkill for my purpose, so I prefer RDCM 2.7.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-15T04:36:28+00:00

    I've got  a DELL INSPIRON 7559-15" running WIN-10 Pro connecting to WIN-7 Pro.

    Setting my the resolution on my Dell laptop to 1366 x 768 solved the problem of itty, bitty font coming from the Remote Desktop.  This was the PERFECT SOLUTION!

    THANKS SO VERY MUCH for this tip!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-19T19:29:27+00:00

    "Yes, probably the only way to go around this issue is to change the resolution..." 

    There is a much better solution. Just create a custom mstsc.exe.manifes file using the template in the link below and your issue will be resolved in minutes. No reboot required. Just have to restart 

     https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro4-surfnetwork/surface-pro-4-windows-10-remote-desktop-other/d17d4321-0f04-4a64-95b4-1c6dd5de9c91

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-13T20:28:04+00:00

    I am still awaiting a SIMPLE solution to this issue.

    It's driving me nuts that I can't see the programs on my remote server.

    It works perfectly on my old PC running Win 7. Why can't MS make it work the same with a brand new Surface Pro and Win 10???

    I will NEVER recommend a Surface Pro to any business user.

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