Windows Server 2025 RDS: reconnect to a disconnected session stuck on “Please wait” until logoff after an interrupted auto-reconnect (Winlogon 4008). Server 2022 recovers from the same event.
Hello everyone, We are facing a strange issue while migrating our RDS farm from Windows Server 2022 to Windows Server 2025, and I’ve run out of ideas, so I hope someone has seen this before. Some background first. During the migration we run both farms…
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RemoteApp en Windows Server 2022: no se puede escribir desde tablet táctil Windows 11 (en escritorio completo sí)
Tras actualizar in situ un servidor RDS (Session Host + Connection Broker + RD Web Access, sin RD Gateway) de Windows Server 2012 R2 a 2022 (compilación 20348.5761, al día), una tablet con Windows 11 y sin teclado físico ya no puede escribir en ninguna…
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Virtual Machine: Cal Licensing Issue — License Not Being Added After Migration
Problem description I am attempting to add Client Access Licenses (CALs) for users on an Azure Windows virtual machine, but the licenses are not being added or activated successfully. The process does not produce a specific error code, only messages…
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can't find any Application on Remotedesktop
Hello, the system can't find any RemoteApps, if I connect the access to remoteapp and desktops. The Problem exists only for some Users. The privileges are clean.
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Found from VA Report Remote Desktop Protocol Server Man-in-the-Middle Weakness in Solarwinds Server
The remote version of the Remote Desktop Protocol Server (Terminal Service) is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack. The RDP client makes no effort to validate the identity of the server when setting up encryption. An attacker with the ability…
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KB5126868 breaks RDP shadow connections on Windows Server 2016 after October 14 update
After installing the October 2026 cumulative update KB5126868 on October 14, 2026, we began experiencing problems with RDP session shadow connections on Windows Server 2016 x64 servers. Observed result: shadow connections did not work with KB5126868…
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Please Wait on black screen
When I try to remote into wok server, I just get a Please wait on a black screen
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The Remote Desktop of the Windows Server built on Nutanix suddenly became unreachable.
When I tried to connect to a Windows Server 2022 Standard Evaluation built on Nutanix via Remote Desktop, the connection suddenly became impossible. Rebooting the server a few times solved the issue, but what could have caused it? For troubleshooting,…
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Unable to login using Remote Desktop Connection
Payment method changed and had to update and make payment was able to login 2 days ago and now I am unable to connect to server through Remote Desktop. Help
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unable to login to the server.
Server is not accessible through RDP, it is stuck on welcome screen, accessing through vCenter console is also not working and throwing error "Remote desktop service busy".image error.png
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RingCentral for Teams desktop plugin spawning thousands of processes on Server 2025 RDS after the October 2026 CU (KB5126646)
Symptoms (first business day after the CU) RingCentralForTeams.exe kept spawning processes on multiple hosts at once: 100–160+ processes on hosts with a handful of users. A host with only 2 users had 104 processes using about 11 cores. The worst…
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How to raise support cases for an on-premises license in China?
The hotline only handles activation cases and does not provide technical support. And cannot submit a support request through the Engagement Center because it requires an active support plan.
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Server 2022 Printer Redirection not working for MacOS using Windows app
Windows Server 2022 build 20348.5631 fails to redirect printers from MacOS Clients using the Windows app for Remote Desktop. Same Printer attached to the same MacOS Tahoe 26.7.1 using the same Windows app version 11.4.1 is redirected correctly when using…
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RDP Connection Broker couldn't validate the settings specified in your RDP file.
How to fix this: [Window Title] Remote Desktop Connection [Content] Your computer can't connect to the remote computer because the Connection Broker couldn't validate the settings specified in your RDP file. Contact your network administrator for…
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NPS and Remote Desktop gateway
I have 2 windows server 2022 , on one server NPS is installed and on the second server remote desktop gateway, the NPS is configured and Auzre extension is installed and network policies and radius server is configured , and the same on remote desktop…
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Virtual Machine: RDP licensing error — Intermittent access issues since September 15, 2026
Problem description I am experiencing intermittent RDP licensing errors on my Windows-based Azure Virtual Machines, specifically affecting two session host servers named RDS1 and RDS2. The issue started around September 15, 2026, and affects all users…
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How to fix Activate RDS CAL
I'm having trouble installing the RDS CAL license. The license agreement details provided to Microsoft are not correct. Where can I report the problem? A few years ago it was possible to activate it by phone. Now I'm calling the hotline and talking to…
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Can the same RDS CAL activation code be used on two separate RD Licensing servers in different sites (Windows Server 2025)?
HI, I have two Windows Server 2025 machines in two different sites. They are not connected to each other (no VPN or shared network), and each one runs its own RD Licensing server. Both belong to the same company and the same Volume Licensing agreement.…
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Windows Server 2022 RDP session crash after initial login (Event ID 36: 0x80004003, 0x80070102 )
Hello, I am experiencing an RDP session crash on a bare-metal Windows Server 2022. 1. Environment OS: Windows Server 2022 Standard (Physical Bare-metal) RDP Port: TCP 5729 Network: Closed internal network 2. Symptoms TCP 5729 port check…
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Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) user profile disks (UPD) have the same uniqueid disk number on Widonws 2025 farm
On my RDS servers, every new user profile upd vhdx contains the same UniqueID as the master UVHD-Template.vhdx file. Event:158, source:Disk The identifiers for disk 3 are identical to those of at least one other disk on the system. Visit the…