Windows 10 V1903 black screen with Remote Desktop

Anonymous
2019-05-24T01:45:13+00:00

I upgraded my secondary machine from 1809 to 1903. When I access it now using Remote Desktop all I get is a black screen in the RDP windows. I then upgraded my primary machine to 1903 hoping that would help, but no. Fortunately I also have GoToAssist installed so I was able to log into the secondary machine that way and checked for updates, still no help. Finally I reverted it back to 1809 and Remote Desktop once again works. I could keep using GoToAssist but RDP over my local LAN is much faster.

As long as this version as been (more or less) gold before going public, I can't possibly be the first one with this issue. It's no big deal to me that my secondary is running 1809, it's primarily a file server, but upgrading would be nice.

Granted, that secondary system is an older Core2 Quad, but at 3.3GHz and 8GB of memory and a SSD, it's plenty fast enough. I suppose I could try a different video card, but it shouldn't be necessary for a feature update.

Anyone have some insight into why RDP isn't working. I've already been through all the "guesses".   :-)

*Modified title for accuracy*

*Original title: Windows 10 1903 (May update) black screen with Remote Desktop*

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Anonymous
2019-07-14T03:31:57+00:00

Workaround reported here is to set the group policy to force RD sessions to use XDDM instead of WDDM:

Gpedit.msc: Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Remote Desktop Services->Remote Desktop Session Host->Remote Session Environment

Moderator's note:

If Group Policy method doesn't works, open administrative Command Prompt, type this, and press Enter key:

REG ADD “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services” /v “fEnableWddmDriver” /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Microsoft has also released update KB4512941, which addresses this issue:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4512941/windows-10-update-kb4512941

The update page mentions:

  • Addresses an issue that displays a black screen when you use Remote Desktop to connect to a machine running Windows 10, version 1903.

You can install KB4512941 and this would resolve the issue for you. 

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Anonymous
2019-05-30T19:52:43+00:00

In my case all Intel G41 drivers currently available, from Intel (2009), and from Microsoft (2013), showed black screen with RDP, even though they are Ok with the monitor connected to the PC.

So I've decided to use the "Microsoft Basic Graphics" driver, shown in the compatibility list when I tried to update the driver manually, and now RDP works.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-20T09:54:46+00:00

    I tried 1903, but had to go back to 1809. Sometimes the 1903 boots successfully, but sometimes there's black screen while booting or resuming from sleep. Can't the 1903 just use the same settings that were used before sleep, reboot or shutdown? Or if it somehow forgets the settings, could it use some fail-safe settings and ask the user to choose the resolution instead of showing the black screen?

    My graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series and I don't think its drivers are updated anymore.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-18T21:25:51+00:00

    My problem PC was using the Q45/Q43 graphic chipset and I did find that it had the most recent driver.  That did not solve the problem.  HOWEVER, I did solve the problem after reading the previous post by uninstalling my display adapter in Device Manager and then I rebooted the computer.  After reboot, the device did show to be disabled or uninstalled, showing a down arrow on the device in Device Manager, so I am left to assume that it is running on some basic Windows video driver, BUT NOW RDP WORKS!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-17T22:12:54+00:00

    I have an AMD chipset. Did you get this resolved?

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