

Change the default Remote Desktop listening port.Managing Remote Desktop Sessions Remotely (or use the GUI tool).Shadowing the current login session with Windows XP (aka Remote Assistance).Shadowing the current login session with Windows Server 2003.Scott also provides a great list of additional resources for hacking Remote Desktop: To shut down or restart the remote computer, either bring up the Windows Security dialog, or use Task Manager. Places a snapshot of the client's entire desktop area on the clipboard Places a snapshot of the client's active window on the clipboard (note that this does not set the client desktop to the correct size) Toggles between fullscreen and windowed mode Switches the client between a window and full screen.īrings up the Windows Security dialog box. Switches between programs from right to left.Ĭycles through the programs in the order they were started.

Switches between programs from left to right. The help file contains a list of the special Remote Desktop key combinations: The "Apply Windows key combinations" setting defaults to "full screen only", so you may see different behavior depending on whether or not you're running full-screen use the Ctrl+Alt+Pause shortcut to switch back and forth. One thing you quickly learn with Remote Desktop is that not all the windows shortcut keys work as you would expect them to. It's so responsive that it almost makes the idea of physically sitting in front of a computer seem quaint. And it doesn't hurt that it's actually the best performing remote control tool I've ever used I have yet to try any other remote control tool that performs as well. The fact that it shipped in the Windows XP box- and as a default component of all the server operating systems since Windows 2000- has done wonders for its adoption. Scott Allen: the pervasiveness of Remote Desktop functionality in Windows has fundamentally changed the way I work.
