Change Windwos RDP default port 3389 Rumi, February 15, 2024 Reference is on Windows 10 (should work on other editions too) Step 1: Open the Registry Editor Run the regedit command. You may do this by opening the Start Menu and typing “regedit” into the search bar. Select the option labeled “regedit” with the words “Run command” below it. (Note:… Continue Reading
Resctrict RDP Session Rumi, January 8, 2024 Problem statement: RDP to Windows 10 hangs at the ‘Please wait’ screen forever until rebooted. Remedy: Need to apply the Group Policy (gpedit.msc) setting: Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Remote Desktop Services >> Remote Desktop Session Host >> Connections At that level Enable the following setting… Continue Reading
Clean RDP Sessions Rumi, June 18, 2022 Just found it useful with the garbage of RDP session to clean- Paste the below lines on a notepad and rename it- rdp_clean.bat. Execute the batch file through cmd line as admin user. @echo off reg delete “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default” /va /f reg delete “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Servers” /f reg add… Continue Reading
Reboot Windows 10 using RDP Rumi, March 26, 2022 This article is for sysadmins who know better, wanting to Shut down or Restart (or even enter Sleep) over RDP anyway. Using Command Prompt Open a Command Prompt a. To initiate a Shut down, type: shutdown /s /t 0 then press Enter Continue Reading
Virtualbox fixing VRDE on 0.0.0.0 instead 127.0.0.1 Rumi, October 21, 2020 By default, Remote Display only works on localhost / 127.0.0.1 and cannot be accessed by ip address or hostname. Check VRDE / Remote Display IP Address You can check VRDE / Remote Display ip address using the following methods: Open command prompt and run netstat -an |find /i “listening” or netstat -an |find /i “[PORT_NUMBER]” and you shall notice it is listening on 127.0.0.1:PORT. Continue Reading
Change the listening port for RDP on your computer- Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Rumi, July 29, 2019 When you connect to a computer (either a Windows client or Windows Server) through the Remote Desktop client, the Remote Desktop feature on your computer “hears” the connection request through a defined listening port (3389 by default). You can change that listening port on Windows computers by modifying the registry…. Continue Reading
Secure RDP connection through Vyatta using PuTTY Rumi, December 6, 2015 Connecting to SSH Server as gateway instead of directly RDP to a PC is safer way and add another layer ofencryption.With this method,we can connect to any client that is behind the firewall provided that we have open the port 22 (or any other SSH port) to the SSH Server…. Continue Reading
Change Windows RDP default listening port 3389 Rumi, June 6, 2014 Start Registry Editor. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal. Type the new port number, and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor. Restart the computer. Note When you try to connect to this computer by using the Remote… Continue Reading
Replacing the default (self signed) certificate on a RD Session Host server Rumi, April 1, 2013April 1, 2013 Many times I wanted to get rid of that annoying certificate warning message when I make a RDP connection to a RD Session Host server or a workstation. If you are using RDP inside an Active Directory network, the warning is gone, because the connection is using kerberos for security,… Continue Reading