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RDP "alternate shell" not working

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Mar 15, 202629736 views
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Problem

I've been trying to use the "alternate shell" option of RDP to start a remote program immediately after clicking in the .RDP file, but it isn't working for me: after starting the RDP session, the standard Windows shell shows up (like if the server is ignoring the "alternate shell" and "shell workin…

Error Output

screen mode id:i:1
desktopwidth:i:800
desktopheight:i:600
session bpp:i:16
auto connect:i:1
full address:s:192.168.1.5
compression:i:1
keyboardhook:i…

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Fix for: RDP "alternate shell" not working

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Fixed using RemoteApp. For reference, here's the .RDP file generated with the Remote App wizard:

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