Keyboard Shortcuts in a Remote Desktop Session
| Windows Key Combinations for Client Computer | Equivalent Keys for Remote Desktop Session | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ALT+TAB | ALT+PAGE UP | Switches between programs from left to right. |
| ALT+SHIFT+TAB | ALT+PAGE DOWN | Switches between programs from right to left. |
| ALT+ESC | ALT+INSERT | Cycles through the programs in the order they were started. |
| CTRL+ESC | Switches the client between a window and full screen. | |
| CTRL+ESC | ALT+HOME | Displays the Start menu. |
| ALT+DELETE | Displays the Windows menu. | |
| PRINT SCREEN | CTRL+ALT+MINUS (-) symbol on the numeric keypad | Places a snapshot of the active window in the Remote Desktop session on the clipboard. |
| CTRL+ALT+DEL | CTRL+ALT+END | Displays the Task Manager or Windows Security dialog box. (Only use CTRL+ALT+END to issue this command. CTRL+ALT+DEL is always interpreted by the client computer.) |
| ALT+PRINT SCREEN | CTRL+ALT+PLUS (+) symbol on the numeric keypad | Places a snapshot of the entire Remote Desktop session window on the clipboard. |
See also:
Start > Run > regedit > OK. From Registry Editor click File > Connect Network Registry and select a computer in the Select Computer window. Change HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\fDenyTSConnection DWORD value to 1 (Remote Desktop disabled) or 0 (Remote Desktop enabled). The remote machine will have to be rebooted so, run "shutdown -m \\my_remote_machine -r" from the command line.