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Hi, I couldn't log back into developersdex.com. Thanks for the timing code. I'm still pretty new to .net, I was told what it was about 4 months ago at my new job. All the threading stuff you had is a bit advanced for me to figure out, but the timer with the mouse up and down events I'm sure I'll figure out how to implement. Thanks!

you have just saved me a 2 hour round trip to be able to force a shutdown on a 2003 server playing silly buggers - thank you

Excellent work. You "learned" me something new. Thanks.

Awesome. I have been meaning to figure this out for ages. So simple when you know how. Ta.

Thanks Tim!

Thanks a lot. That saved me a bunch of time.

And if you have an RDP session inside an RDP session, how do you send a CTRL-ALT-DEL to the inner session?

hi Colin. i came across this myself only yesterday while browsing a web server through my desktop through my PDA. i couldn't figure out how to do it. i guess you could write a VBscript file that would do a SendKeys Ctrl+Alt+Del and run the command on whichever terminal you wanted.

PERFECT! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Great discovery! Good that you shared. I appreaciate.

Another way to perform this function is to turn off the Num Lock. Then use the Delete key that is in the number pad.

Thank you a lot. This information helped me very much.

awesome tip, thanx.. helped when i needed it most!

I have been working as a tech for about 6 years and only just learnt this today from your post. Especially good seeing the machine is in Sydney and I am in Moscow....little bit too far to go. Thanks very much.

Awesome, really!

I tried Ctr-Alt-F12, which is always recommended. But as the remote computer hung - explorer.exe had been closed down - this didn't work out; I think this command is not strong enough to break through the system.

But your solution - Ctr-Alt-End - was the real help: this helped me out!

Thank you very much!

Paul

Thanks for that tip! I had a remote session locked up with an application error and couldn't figure out any way to get out of it (or to even get to Task Manager to see whether I was eating up CPU). A life-saver.

Thanks so much! This tip was a massive time saver!

Thanks. This is a big help!

Best regards,

Thanks a lot!!

thanks!

thank you very much! this saved me a lot of trouble today

Thanks!

sorry to spam, but thanks!!!! a big help.

hey guys any one knows how to send Alt + ctrl + del to a remote desktop with a remote desktop.
We have some machines which can be accessed only from certain machines which are also remote.
so its a double remote desktop
I tried Alt + ctrl + end but that goes to the first remote desktop

Awesome, thanks for the tip

Thanks for the nice tip! It was really helpful.

I need to do the same thing Keyur needs to do. I need to send a Ctrl+Alt+Del command to a computer 2 remote desktop connections away. For example,

A -> B -> C

I'm at computer A remoting into computer B which is remoted into computer C. How can I send the Ctrl+Alt+Del command to computer C?

Keyur,

I figured it out. Simply start the Windows On-Screen Keyboard on the first remote desktop computer (computer B from my diagram), and then send a "Ctrl+Alt+End" with it. This will essentially send a "Ctrl+Alt+Del" to the second remote desktop computer (computer C from my diagram).

for a embedded RDC, try ctrl+alt+Shift+Del

Unfortunately, I am not sure how to do a third layer.

Thank you! I have been wondering about this for... years!?

Thanks so much.

in some other applications "Ctrl + Alt + Insert" also work.

-Trust

If you have access to the remote infratructure via another server another way of doing this would be to remote into the other server, go to a command prompt and type "shutdown" with some options which also include the machine name. You can also do it graphicly by using the "shutdown /i" command and it brings up a GUI. This will also work if both machines are on the same network.

Rod

Many thanks

Wonderful tip CTRL + ALT + END Thank you very much.
I have been struggling for last few months.

TIL

thanks

Thank you, this thread helped a lot. I've known about Control-Alt-End for the remote desktop for awhile, but now I learned that adding a "Shift" let's me bring up that security dialog on the second remote desktop.

For clarity, this is what worked for me: Control-Alt-Shift-End (NOT Control-Alt-Shift-Del).

So:

Computer 1: Control-Alt-Delete
Computer 2: Control-Alt-End
Computer 3: Control-Alt-Shift-End

Just wanted to add my thanks to the list; Google has your post at the top of the search results, and for good reason. Excellent tip!

best. tip. ever.

Thanks! Good tip.

wow. just wow. this little tip saved me time. big time ! 1000000000th thank you !

The simplest article I've seen on the Internet, yet the most helpful one. Simply replace the "delete" button with "end", and voila, everything works like a charm. :)

Question: The Control+Alt+End or Control+Alt+Shift+End isn't working in my scenario


I have a win server 2003:
I'm connecting Via Console:

as described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278845


basically /console switch,
then cmd -> shadow 0 -> so that I get the actual Programs running ... (similar to LogmeIn)

Open the Group Policy snap-in (Gpedit.msc).
In the left pane, under the Computer Configuration branch, expand the Administrative Templates branch.
Expand the Windows Components branch.
Click the Terminal Services folder.
In the right pane, double-click Sets rules for remote control of Terminal Services user sessions.
On the Setting tab, click Enabled.
In the Options box, click Full Control with users' permission, and then click OK



NOW -> The problem is -> Control+Alt+End or any others don't work...

I'm trying NOT to use LogmeIn as it's my personal account, and I don't want to share it with the technical team...

So any ideas?