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Windows remote desktop into remote desktop

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Mar 15, 2026847 views
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Problem

I often Remote Desktop into a Windows machine and then from there, Remote Desktop into another Windows machine. This results in two layers of Remote Desktop which are displayed full screen. To back out of one layer is awkward because moving my mouse pointer to the top of the screen makes the pop do…

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Fix for: Windows remote desktop into remote desktop

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Ctrl+Alt+Pause will take the RDP client out of full-screen mode, it should only work on the current one. Once you minimize the inner RDP, you can Alt+Tab to other windows in the external RDP. Switching back to the inner RDP and clicking Ctrl+Alt+Pau…

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