RDCMan 3.20 keyboard layout problem

Jozef Jonas 20 Reputation points
2026-08-18T08:07:41.77+00:00

Hi,

I have noticed an issue with keyboard layout mapping in the session. When I connect to any of my configured servers, the session is configured with the English language as expected; however, the SK - Slovak keyboard layout is applied instead of the intended keyboard layout.

This behavior does not occur when using the older version of RDCMan.

Could you please investigate this issue? Thank you.

Best regards,

Joe

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  1. Doug Shields 0 Reputation points
    2026-10-30T04:30:04.14+00:00

    As a workaround launch RDCMan.exe with the -mstsc parameter.

    If you are using the Microsoft Store version modifying the icon is not possible. Locate the installed copy of the executable (mine was C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RDCMan.exe) and create your own shortcut that includes the -mstsc parameter.

    Or alternatively download the portable version as the .ZIP, extract it to a path of your choice, and build your own shortcut if desired to it so that it uses the -mstsc paramter. E.g. I place mine at C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Remote Desktop Connection Manager\RDCMan.exe and put my shortcut in the All Users start menu so it acts like any regular installed program for everyone on the machine.

    Here I use Canadian English with a US keyboard layout. As of v3.22 it picks Canadian French for the remote session when using the new engine. With -mstsc to force the old engine it correctly uses Canadian English.

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