702 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services tags

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How do I restrict a remote dektop user to a single application

how do i restrict a remote desktop user to only one application

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-09-03T18:18:12.3+00:00
Mark Jividen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-03T18:25:08.84+00:00
Marcin Policht 105.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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RDS Connection Issue. A specific group of users is unable to connect to TS04 through the RDS environment. However, the same affected users can successfully connect to TS01, TS02, and TS03.

Some users connecting through the RDWeb-downloaded RDP shortcut intermittently receive an RDP connection error when the RD Connection Broker redirects their session to TS04. The Connection Broker receives the connection request, but the affected users…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-09-03T06:10:45.7+00:00
Jessah Mae Alogon 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-03T08:20:55.05+00:00
Jessah Mae Alogon 21 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure VM – Daily “Sign out / Cancel” Notification and Missing User Profile

I am facing an issue whenever I log in to my Azure Windows VM. Every time I connect through RDP, I receive a notification with “Sign out” and “Cancel” options. I have been selecting Cancel and continuing my work, but the same notification appears every…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-09-01T11:42:33.43+00:00
Dinesh Kumar Mathiyarasan 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-09-01T16:25:58.3933333+00:00
Dinesh Kumar Mathiyarasan 40 Reputation points
2 answers

Start menu and taskbar not working for new users on Windows Server 2019 RDS

we've been facing an issue on our Windows Server 2019 RDS environment: new users can no longer use the Start Menu. The following problems occur: Right-click doesn't work on taskbar icons The Settings menu won’t open Outlook fails to connect to an…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2025-08-06T10:37:27.58+00:00
Hari Babu Balaraju 5 Reputation points
recommended 2026-08-30T09:58:05.8066667+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,015 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
4 answers

Default printer change upon RDP re-connection to terminal server

Hi I have the problem below can anyone help? When initially connecting to the terminal server with RDP, the printer is correctly set as the default. However, when the client disconnects (not sign out, just closing the RDP session) the default printer…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-04-17T09:53:54.58+00:00
Ronald Torr 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-22T01:29:03.3433333+00:00
2FAQu 0 Reputation points
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Unable to Add Users/Groups from Trusted Domain to RDS Deployment (SID Resolution Error) and Published RemoteApps Failing with Error 0x300000d

Hello, I am experiencing issues in my Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environment involving users and groups from a trusted domain. Environment: Windows Server RDS Deployment RDS1 RD Connection Broker RD Licensing RD Web Access RD Gateway RDS2 …

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-08-11T22:35:45.6766667+00:00
Vikrant 21 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-12T02:45:18.2633333+00:00
Harry Phan 30,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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RDP issue (unable to logon)

Hi, Can you help to this? Any reason to the problem? It happened after I've put the account password properly?

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-08-05T03:58:16.3166667+00:00
Jonathan 360 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-07T07:40:54.2033333+00:00
Senthil kumar 2,245 Reputation points
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Single user is unable to work in Azure RDP environment, start menu isn't working for this singel user.

Single user is unable to use Azure RDP environment. Start menu is non responsive. Unable to add email account in Microsoft Outlook.

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-08-03T19:14:08.77+00:00
aits 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-03T20:03:05.31+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 7,585 Reputation points
3 answers

all of sudden windows machines failing to authenticate for domain users.

We are experiencing a strange, intermittent issue in our environment. Random Windows servers are suddenly failing to authenticate domain users. Observed behavior: Domain user logons fail unexpectedly. Local administrator login works without any…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2025-12-16T07:45:57.6933333+00:00
srikanth byragoni 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-23T11:55:22.17+00:00
Beau Parbhu 0 Reputation points
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An error occurs when logging into Server 2019 remotely:Error:RDP negotiate connection failed

When connecting to a Windows Server 2019 via an RDP client, the following error occurs after 90 days: 'Error: RDP negotiate connection failed, Please check Service port or server config.' The connection is restored and works normally for another 90 days…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-07-22T03:18:51.79+00:00
庆甲 孟 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-23T02:46:30.33+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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An error occurs when logging into Server 2019 remotely:Error:RDP negotiate connection failed

When connecting to a Windows Server 2019 via an RDP client, the following error occurs after 90 days: 'Error: RDP negotiate connection failed, Please check Service port or server config.' The connection is restored and works normally for another 90 days…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-07-22T09:12:59.5966667+00:00
庆甲 孟 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-22T11:05:14.6533333+00:00
Hoang Le 3,935 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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RDWeb with Webclient disconnect when it tries to RDP

I have a RDWeb with Webclient installed, it works fine when there is one single session host but when I try to add another one, I was able to RDP to the session host but when the session host tries to RDP to another server (in the collections), it logoff…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-07-03T01:42:46.19+00:00
Thim 65 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T13:48:22.78+00:00
Xuan Nhu 890 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Server 2025 RDSH Default printer change

In an RDSH Windows Server 2025 environment, I have an issue where the default printer changes every time the user logs off and logs back on. How can I keep the default printer the same as the one the user sets?

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-22T09:22:19.4333333+00:00
Ross Nishuler 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-15T11:30:42.6533333+00:00
Ross Nishuler 5 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why did my Remote Desktop Server service stop working?

A server with Remote Desktop Server licenses installed stopped working after working for 6 months. The licenses were activated. What could cause this?

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-07-09T19:39:44.5133333+00:00
Williamson, Scott 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-09T21:18:08.5866667+00:00
Williamson, Scott 20 Reputation points
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Windows Server RDS CAL: Does a service account connecting via RDP back to the same server (localhost) require a CAL?

Service: Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Licensing Our software creates a single Windows service account on the customer's Windows Server. That service account is used exclusively by our Windows system service to establish an RDP session…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-07-06T13:48:37.2633333+00:00
A.I. Pro 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-06T14:45:58.7166667+00:00
VPHAN 42,505 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows App on OSX clipboard deadlock

Firstly, it does not seem possible to report this bug easily as it does not fit into any of your categories or tags, there is not even an "other tag" so I can't categorise it correctly. I've put it in Azure Virtual Desktop, even though it has…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2025-10-31T16:06:30.3533333+00:00
Paul 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-06T13:21:49.3666667+00:00
Paul 5 Reputation points
3 answers

Strange Windows 2025 Server GUI issues

Hi all, we are running Windows 2025 Server on our ASUS RS700A-E12-RS4U equipped with nVidia A4000 graphics card and we experience strange GUI issues while using remote desktop connection. Currently we have experienced following: in ANSYS Fluent the…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-05-26T08:03:06.4533333+00:00
Karel Hruska 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-23T07:01:46.8366667+00:00
Karel Hruska 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Possible for RDWeb with Entra App Proxy to use .RDP file instead of RDWeb client

I have recently build an RDWeb, published it to the Entra App Proxy and used the RDWeb client method. Everything was working fine but noticed that there are some limitations such as the multi-monitor functions. Some said that the app proxy works on the…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-08T07:33:34.9366667+00:00
Thim 65 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-16T03:19:41.2+00:00
Thim 65 Reputation points
3 answers

SSO or bypass credential request when in RDWeb

Hi, I have recently built an RDWeb which is currently published with the MS Entra Application Proxy. The login sequence is: MS Entra with MFA RDWeb login (once successful, presented with the remote app collections which include .rdp files) When user…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-03T07:26:19.2666667+00:00
Thim 65 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-07T23:46:20.57+00:00
Thim 65 Reputation points
2 answers

Inquiry regarding Windows Server 2025 Editions, Licensing Models, and RDS Requirements for 5 Users

Body: Dear Microsoft Support / Community Team, I am currently planning a deployment using Windows Server 2025 and would appreciate some clarification regarding its available editions, licensing structures, and specific requirements for Remote Desktop…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-06T10:38:21.36+00:00
Hamidreza Bidgoli 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-06T12:10:53.16+00:00
Quinnie Quoc 11,835 Reputation points Independent Advisor