Wednesday, 19 October 2016

RDP.exe Location in Windows

Windows RDP or "Remote Desktop Connection" functionality/shortcut is normally located in the Windows Start Menu in Accessories. On Some CSS virtual machines for some reason this is not the case which makes it more annoying to connect to client machines.

Having to browse to c:windows/system32/mstc.exe every time you use css software is an unnecessary evil. Normally you could load RDP by opening a run box or command line and typing 'mstsc' but some windows 7 clients are restricted to not display a run shortcut in windows or cmd shortcut from the accessories category in the windows menu.

I'm not sure if you are aware of this windows keyboard shortcut but if you press the (windows key + R) and then mstsc it will load the RDP program. Happy Days.