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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 2026-07-03T04:22:36.03+00:00
Thim 65 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
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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 2026-06-22T10:03:23.18+00:00
VPHAN 38,360 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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
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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
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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…

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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 11,815 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

downgrade the license

Hi Team, I have windows server 2025 cal 5 user license i want to downgrade this license to windows server 2022 cal 5 user license. Kindly do the needful.

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asked 2026-04-14T07:42:58.9266667+00:00
Naveen Kuriakose 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-04T12:27:54.04+00:00
2 answers

HOW TO ACTIVATE FOR RDP CAL USER 50

HOW TO ACTIVATE INSTRUCTION SHARE DETAILS. LET ME KNOW

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-02T04:30:49.3433333+00:00
abduljameel334 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T07:49:47.2333333+00:00
HLBui 8,530 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

User accessing a remote app via RDS now getting authentication error Error code: 0x3000020

User accessing a remote app via RDS now getting an error message when downloading an RDP file and trying to login RemoteApp Disconnected The remote computer can't connect to your device because of an authentication error. Ask your network administrator…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-03T09:42:39.9966667+00:00
Greg Booth 1,536 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-03T13:11:33.36+00:00
Greg Booth 1,536 Reputation points
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Login with security key fails instantly when trying with Office 365 & Teams app

Due to tenant conditional policy, users need to login with security key (Yubikey or QR code) but when we tried on Office 365 and Teams app the login process fails instantly and we cannot proceed. Using Microsoft 2022 server non-persistent shared…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-06-02T05:37:45.3766667+00:00
Dimitrios Sria 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T11:13:26.6466667+00:00
Chen Tran 11,380 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Virtual Desktop re connection issue

Hi, How to fix Sw-02 AVD issue as its showing Your connection round trip time is high. You may experience issues in SW-VM 02. but in RBKC is good. please help to enable UDP and “Based on the network traces we’ve analyzed so far, we observed that the AVD…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-05-25T13:25:52.8866667+00:00
Deepak Kumar 145 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-01T14:46:07.19+00:00
Manish Deshpande 7,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition RDS Authorization Failure – Non-Admin Users Cannot Create RDP Sessions

Environment Azure VM Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition OS Build: 20348.5139 Local users (workgroup server) Production system running Lexware Rebuild/migration is not currently feasible Problem Summary Remote Desktop authentication…

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asked 2026-05-29T14:49:16.4+00:00
Younes El Haou 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-29T15:43:24.4166667+00:00
HLBui 8,530 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Black Screen Issue During RDP Connection — NVIDIA T1000 / Headless Environment - Windows Server 2025

Issue: We are experiencing a black screen issue when connecting via RDP to an HP Z8 Tower Workstation equipped with an NVIDIA T1000 GPU. The machine operates without a physical monitor. When a local user session is already active and an RDP connection is…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-05-22T07:36:33.72+00:00
Abdul Samet Yavuz 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-22T08:18:02.12+00:00
HLBui 8,530 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Windows Server 2022 CAL Activation Issue

Hello, I registered the CALs for a Windows Server 2022 system and received an activation code. However, the code is being rejected when I try to enter it on my server. Could you please advise on how to resolve this issue? Best regards,

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-05-06T14:16:17.5766667+00:00
Menard, Laurent (GE Vernova) 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-08T19:22:33.7133333+00:00
Somil Jain 660 Reputation points
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Remote desktop to Windows Server 2022, Client PC can not detect USB Token (Smart Card)

We are using a client PC (Windows 11) to remote desktop to a Windows Server 2022 which is plugged a USB token. The server can recognize the token if we access via console. But when we do remote desktop from PC client (windows 11) to the server, the PC…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-05-05T06:34:34.36+00:00
Nguyen Chi Cong 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-07T07:14:08.4866667+00:00
VPHAN 38,360 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Not able to connect with Sql Server

[Window Title] Remote Desktop Connection   [Content] The remote computer that you are trying to connect to requires Network Level Authentication (NLA), but your Windows domain controller cannot be contacted to perform NLA. You can try connecting to the…

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asked 2026-04-30T16:25:07.6566667+00:00
Ritu Choudhary (Capgemini America Inc) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
answered 2026-04-30T16:45:43.2033333+00:00
Marcin Policht 95,185 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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RDP files with a verifiable publisher Security warning popup issue

Hi Team, Microsoft has recently released security patches which is prompted the End user experience when they connect a remote app with an RDP file. Initially there is no warning message was there if we click on it the credential popup windows will…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2026-04-28T04:15:24.6666667+00:00
Vishakhan K 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T05:56:46.8433333+00:00
Vishakhan K 10 Reputation points
3 answers

Can't install RDS on host windows server 2022

Hello I'm having issues installing role Remote Desktop Services role on windows server 2022. My hostname have more than 15 characters, example: i-c0132ad50049a886e This means that on AD my object i-c0132ad50049a with dns name …

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asked 2026-04-23T15:37:46.7533333+00:00
Pedro Miguel Marques Pinto 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-24T03:32:28.21+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 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 a comment 2026-04-23T09:04:02.84+00:00
Dane Gregory 0 Reputation points
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Problem with RDS CALs license installation

Dear, Registration of users CALs on https://activate.microsoft.com/LicenseInfoSelectConfirm.aspx return error number 800. Can i ask for support? Thank you

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asked 2026-04-17T10:57:13.7766667+00:00
Duchek, Martin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-20T11:38:43.92+00:00
Chen Tran 11,380 Reputation points Independent Advisor