RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is the important settings of Windows 10, as this allows the user to remotely take control of any computer on the network. This software is included with several versions of Windows, including 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. When the user connects to the Remote desktop server, then your connection history is saved so there is no need to remember the name or IP of the remote computer. This is also convenient to the consumer’s viewpoint, but also unsafe from the security point, especially when the RDP connection is instigated from a public or untrusted computer. The information about terminal sessions is stored individually to the computer. So as per privacy and security, you need to remove RDP history.
In this article, we are discussing how to remove Remote Desktop Connection Windows 10.
How to Clear RDP Cache in Windows 10
Connect to the console session using RDP. This command will connect you to the console session on a server rather than starting a new session. Mstsc / console. Command to open Remote Desktop in full screen mode. Specify the computer you want to connect to using the command prompt to open RDP. Mstsc /v:computername. Open it in Start Menu. Click the bottom-left Start button to display the menu, expand.
There are three ways to clear Remote Desktop history in Windows 10. Here check out the three ways one by one:
1. How to Remove RDP Connections Cache from the Registry
For deleting Windows 10 Remote Desktop Connections history, you need to manipulate the registry entries.
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Note:Manipulating registry entries is very risky as well as difficult as making a small mistake can adversely affect the entire system. So be careful while editing registry entries and create a System Restore point first. Or make use of the Registry Repair Toolas this will automatically fix the registry issues.
- Press Windows + R and then put regedit in the Run dialog box to open Registry Editor. Now click OK.
- Next, in the left Window of Registry Editor, move to following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientDefault
- In the right windows of this location, navigate for the registry string named MRUnumber where the number may be 0, 1, 2…. You need to right-click on this string > select Delete.
- Next close Registry Editor and restart your PC.
After restarting your system, you’ll realize that recent Remote Desktop Connections history is no longer visible under Start Menu.
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How to clear the RDP connection history using a script
After deleting the RDP connections cache manually from the registry, here check the steps to clear remote desktop history using a script. It offers a small script (BAT file) that allows you to automatically remove RDP history.
For automating the RDP history cleanup, put the below-given script in the startup or deploy it to computers by making use of the group policy.
Please Note: Sometimes, the documents folder can be moved from standard directory c:users%username%documents (for instance, on another partition due to lack of space on system drive). So in this case, you need to change the path to the directory or manually locate the file Default.rdp!
Have a look at all the actions of the script:
- Stop the information output of the console
- Remove entire values in the registry key HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientDefault (clear list of recent RDP connections)
- Remove entire contents from HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientServers (clears the saved usernames and RDP connection history)
- And rebuild the earlier deleted registry key
- Then go to the directory with Default.rdp file
- Modify Default.rdp file attributes, it is by default Hidden and System
- Delete Default.rdp file
Additionally, clear the history of RDP connections by making use of the following PowerShell script:
Get-ChildItem “HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server Client” -Recurse | Remove-ItemProperty -Name UsernameHint -Ea 0
Remove-Item -Path ‘HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server Clientservers’ -Recurse 2>&1 | Out-Null
Remove-ItemProperty -Path ‘HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientDefault’ ‘MR*’ 2>&1 | Out-Null
$docs = [environment]::getfolderpath(“mydocuments”) + ‘Default.rdp’
remove-item $docs -Force 2>&1 | Out-Null
Please Note: The feature of the RDP history cleanup are built into various system and registry “cleaners”, like CCleaner etc.
If in case you desire to completely disable history of remote desktop, then try preventing everyone from writing these registry keys, (you should understand this is an unsupported configuration)
3. Clearing Cached RDP Credentials
If while establishing new remote RDP connections, before typing the password, you check an option Remember Me, and then the username and password will be saved in system Credential Manager. And when the next time you connect to the same computer, the RDP client automatically uses previously saved the password for remote desktop authorization.
The password is removed directly from client’s mstsc.exe window > choose a same connection from the connections list > click on Delete button. After that confirm saved credentials for deletion.
On the other hand, delete saved password directly from Windows Credential Manager and go to Control PanelUser AccountsCredential Manager section. Choose Manage Windows Credentials in the list of saved passwords locate the computer name (in following format TERMSRV/192.168.1.100). And after expand found item > click Remove button
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Then in a domain environment, disable saving passwords for RDP connections by utilizing special policy Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication.
So, these are ways that help you to clear remote desktop history.
Conclusion: Hope that by manipulating registry entries you can clear the RDP history in Windows 10. You can also make use of the Registry Repair Tool to avoid any other damages to the PC as taking these steps manually is risky or you can go for automatic tool.
The Run command for Windows Remote desktop application is Mstsc
Just open Run from start menu and type mstsc in the text box next to open and press enter.
This command mstsc can be used from command line too.
A system running Windows 7/Windows 10 allows only one remote desktop connection at a time, means only one remote user can work on it any time. A computer running Windows server edition can support remote sessions for multiple users at the same time.
Mstsc command
Every time we connect to the server it opens a new user session. To avoid this we can open a connection to the console. This allows us to login back to the same user session if we already have one. To do this we need to add /console switch to the mstsc command.
This command can be run from command prompt or from Run window.
Run command for opening remote desktop session in full screen mode
Add /f switch to the command.
Run command for specifying the remote computer name from the command itself
Use /v switch in this case.
Run command to specify remote desktop connection settings using a rdp file
Rdp Console Session Windows 10
A RDP file can be created using the ‘Save As‘ button in the General tab in mstsc(Remote desktop connection client) window.
These commands work on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2003/2008 operating systems.
Run command for Remote desktop manager
There is no Run command for opening remote desktop connection manager directly. It is usually installed in the path C:Program FilesRemote Desktop Connection ManagerRDCman.exe. By specifying this complete path we can launch connection manager.
Windows 10 Mstsc Console Login
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