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Remote Desktop connection starts up, screen draws, then goes black

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Mar 15, 20268420 views
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Sometimes when I remote into my computer, I can get in and see everything and drive the mouse for a few seconds -- then the screen goes black and just sits there. Anyone seen this before and know the reason or how to fix?

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Fix for: Remote Desktop connection starts up, screen draws, then goes black

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I encountered very much alike problem few times. Finally, today I've found a solution that worked for me: Press Ctrl+Alt+End (emulates Ctrl-Alt-Del in RDP session) Hit Cancel. Close and reopen RDP (maybe this step is not required). The screen will r…

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