I’m a fan of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop; it’s built into Windows and allows me to quickly and easily administer a remote box from the comfort of my own work station.I use it at my house to administer the headless servers on my home network, the Subtext build server, and the co-located VelocIT servers.

1. Microsoft Remote Desktop Send Ctrl Alt Delete Remote Desktop
2. Microsoft Remote Desktop Send Ctrl Alt Deleted
3. How Do I Send Ctrl-alt-delete To A Remote Desktop

• Send CTRL+ALT+DEL. Left/Right Arrow. Iterate between remote monitors. Switch to a specific remote monitor. For example, to log on to a remote machine you can simply press ctrl+alt+shift+del.
• Actually, the command wouldn't need to be sent to the remote PC: a shortcut which somehow ran Ctrl+Alt+Delete, placed on the remote PC's desktop could easily be clicked with a mouse attached to that 'slave' PC (it's reaching for the keyboard which is a nuisance), but sounds like even that is not possible.
• The policy needs to be enabled for Splashtop software to send Ctrl-Alt-Del. Steps to enable Secure Attention Sequence. On the remote computer (where you remote to), search for gpedit.msc, then execute to open Local Group Policy Editor. Go to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Logon Options.

Gotta’ love that magic!

The following keys and keyboard combinations often do not work in remote desktops. Ctrl+Alt+ anykey. Important: To input Ctrl+Alt+Del, use the Send Ctrl+Alt+Delete toolbar button at the top of the sidebar. Caps Lock+ modifierkey (such as Alt or Shift). Sending ctrl+alt+delete to the windowed remote desktop Finally, ctrl+alt+end will send the equivalent of ctrl+alt+delete to the remote desktop. Hope these help. Some updates since my original 2005 post above: First, there are still more shortcuts that can be used against a windowed remote desktop than I'd listed originally, including.

Today a co-worker asked me how to send the infamous Control + Alt + Delete keystroke combination to a machine he was working on via RDP.This is a pretty common keystroke to use when trying administer windows… it does have uses other than just killing the box.

With Virtual PC there is menu item to send the keystrokes on to the virtual box.Go to the Action menu and select the Ctrl + Alt + Del option.

And with Remote Desktop?

Microsoft Remote Desktop Send Ctrl Alt Delete Remote Desktop

Well it’s not quite as obvious. Actually it’s not an obvious solution at all…It might not even be documented!?

Microsoft Remote Desktop Send Ctrl Alt Deleted

For the record, since I already knew the answer I decided to be lazy and didn’t bother to search the tubes for any official documentation.

To send the Ctrl + Alt + Del keystroke combination via RDP you actually need to use…

Ctrl + Alt + End

How Do I Send Ctrl-alt-delete To A Remote Desktop

Hmm… that sure is intuitive!