RDP Quick Close / Shortcut

[trevorwilliams2]

Not sure if I am in the right forum for this..

Does anybody know if there is a key command, from in RDP, to minimize the active session and return to your local desktop?

I have to frequently move between local and remote sessions and this would help a great deal..

RDP, Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, Remote, Shortcuts

 

[cmeagan656]

The way that I do it is to have the TS session in full screen mode and enable the connection bar (in the RDC properties, on the display tab it's the check box at the very bottom next to "display the connection tab when I use full screen).

Of course, if you don't have the session in full screen then you simply click on your local desktop.

There is a keyboard shortcut (CTRL+ALT+Break or CTRL+ALT+DEL - I can't remember which) as well.

Hope this helps.

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[trevorwilliams2]

I am using full screen and have the connection bar enabled. I am looking for a way, from within RDP, to hit a quick series of (windows) keys to minimize.

 

[cmeagan656]

CTRL+ALT+BREAK switches the TS Client between a window and a full screen. Since the TS Client is now a window on your local desktop you should then be able to use ALT+TAB to cycle through your active local desktop windows and also to return to your TS session. Once back in your TS session you can use CTRL+ALT+BREAK to return your TS session to full screen.

Hope this helps.

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