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How to send CTRL + ALT + DEL when using Remote Desktop

pest_control Sympthoms
  • When using CTRL+ALT+DEL inside a Remote Desktop session, your local machine intercepts the keystroke

search Causes
  • This is expected behavior. CTRL+ALT+DEL is intercepted by Winlogon on the local machine

construction Fix/Workaround/Solution

To work around the issue, you can simply use the combination CTRL+ALT+END instead.
This should do the trick.

school Further considerations

In case the key combination mentioned above doesn't work, you can either try:
  • using the "*regular*" END key, not the one located on the Num pad
  • using the On-screen keyboard to send a regular CTRL+ALT+DEL to the remote machine




Article ID: SYS-WIN-0005