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HOW TO CTRL+ALT+DELETE IN REMOTE DESKTOP

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Mitch Bartlett 4 Comments

You may want to learn how to CTRL+ALT+Delete in Remote Desktop if you want to
change a password, lock the RDP screen, or log off. The CTRL+ALT+Delete
keystroke won’t work though since your own operating system utilizes it. So,
what is a poor tech who needs to access that screen to do when remoted in via a
Remote Desktop session?






METHOD 1

 * In RDP, the “CTRL” + “ALT” + “End” combination will work.

If you have trouble finding the “End” key, it is normally located to the right
of the “Enter” key. If you’re using a small keyboard on a laptop, you may have
to hold down a function key to utilize it.


The key combination will also work in older Terminal Server sessions.



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METHOD 2

 1. On the Remote Desktop, select “Start“.
 2. Type “osk“, then open the “On Screen Keyboard“.
 3. Press “Ctrl” and “Alt” on the physical keyboard, then select “Del” on the
    osk window.

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OTHER SOLUTIONS

It should be noted that you aren’t limited to using this key combination if you
want to do any of the options available on this screen. Here are some other
options:

 * To change your password, you could go to “Control Panel” > “User Accounts”  >
   “Change your windows password“. In Windows 10, 7, 8, 2008, 2012, 2016, and
   Vista, you can simply select “Start” and type “change password” to access the
   option.
 * To access Task Manager, you could right-click the time on the taskbar and
   select Task Manager.
 * You can usually log off by selecting “Start” > “Log off“.
 * To lock the computer, you can create an icon.

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A DIALOG APPEARS SAYING “CLICK YOUR USER TILE”

Sometimes when you attempt to use CTRL + ALT + delete in Remote Destop with the
On-Screen Keyboard, you will receive a message that says:

To use the commands available when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, click your user tile
and choose an option.

The only problem is, there is no “user tile”, or clear way out of this problem.

In this case, method 2 should work. Press and hold CTRL + ALT on your physical
keyboard, then click “Del” on the On-Screen Keyboard.

Have any better shortcuts for these options in an RDP session? Please share them
in the Comments section.


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Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: Remote Desktop


READER INTERACTIONS


COMMENTS

 1. doeswork says
    
    August 23, 2022 at 6:34 am
    
    You can also use Right Arrow+Ctrl+Del :)

 2. cz says
    
    February 23, 2022 at 3:04 pm
    
    Thanks. Methid 2 was helpful for mine .

 3. Prem says
    
    February 20, 2022 at 5:43 pm
    
    I was aware of the method 1 but method 2 is new. You learn something new
    everyday.. Thanks for sharing.

 4. tetast says
    
    January 25, 2022 at 10:10 pm
    
    thanks a lot!!


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