Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Remote Desktop Crashes

Anonymous
2017-10-17T21:48:11+00:00

I just installed the Fall Creators Update on Windows 10/64 bit, and now Remote Desktop  Connection crashes every time I try to connect to another PC running Windows 10 64 bit (which I haven't updated yet). Moreover, my Surface 3, running Windows 10 (but also not yet updated) can successfully connect to the same target PC.

To be clear, the connection goes through. But, invariably, within 30 seconds the Remote Desktop Connection app crashes on the machine running the Fall Creators Update.

Methinks something didn't get tested before the update was rolled out.

Any workarounds or solutions?

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Anonymous
2017-10-31T00:43:15+00:00

Disabling Printer redirect on RDP connection resolved the crashing. Crashing was taking place on a Windows 10 PC using the native Desktop RDP app, not the Windows 10 RDP store app.

Ray

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-23T14:33:27+00:00

    Excellent! This also solved the issue for me. Thank-you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-08T06:20:34+00:00

    Thanks for that info! 

    That update just showed up on my computer today after I told it to check for updates.  I am able to print remotely now.  Thanks again.

    -Stan

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-08T05:56:12+00:00

    You don't need to do any of this crazy workaround, this issue was fixed in the previous cumulative update. Just make sure you have Windows 10 version 1709 November 30, 2017 cumulative update - KB4051963 (build 16299.98) or later. (Current build is 16299.125)

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-08T05:24:46+00:00

    Ok this is a silly work around....but I need to print at home from my work computer. 

    This solution requires Foxit PDF reader on your home computer and some PDF printer on the computer you are remote controlling.   The old resource kit program sleep.exe listed below is optional.

    1. on home computer create a folder for holding a temp output file like   T:\PRINTER
      1. Create t:\printer\hold directory to hold batch files (yes, dos batch files :-)
    2. on RDP client  [see image below]
      1. click on show options
      2. goto local resources
      3. click on More...
      4. under drives be select drive T or with "printer" folder from step 1
      5. click OK
      6. return to General tab and click save
    3. In t:\printer\hold using notepad create 2 batch files:
      1. In batch file "find_pdf.bat" insert the following 6 lines:   (without the line numbers; and yes line 1 starts with a colon)
        1. :loop
        2. T:
        3. cd \printer
        4. forfiles /M *.pdf /C "CMD /c .\hold\print_pdf_file.bat  @file"
        5. T:\printer\hold\sleep.exe 20
        6. goto loop
      2. SAVE FILE "find_pdf.bat"  in T:\PRINTER\HOLD
      3. In batch file "print_pdf_file.bat insert the following 4 lines (without the line numbers)
        1. "c:\Program Files (x86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\FoxitReader.exe"  /t  %1  HL-2270DW-USB
        2. T:\printer\hold\sleep.exe 3
        3. erase /q %1
        4. exit
      4. SAVE FILE "print_pdf_file.bat"  in T:\PRINTER\HOLD
      5. On the computer you are remote controlling use your print to PDF to place the PDF file to the folder:   \tsclient*T*\printer
        1. Note:  the *T*\ is the drive you set in step 2.4 above
      6. double click on t:\printer\hold\find_pdfs.bat
      7. Your printer should start printing!

    In the future you just need to run the find_pdfs.bat file once.  It will loop until you stop it.  These batch files will delete your printed PDF files so do you store any other PDF files you wish to keep.

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