Comments on: Send Ctrl-Alt-Delete in a remote desktop session

By: PaulShell

PaulShell — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:09:36 +0000

What if I use remote desktop to connect another remote desktop, like:

A -> B -> C

How can I send ctrl+alt+end to C ?

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:49:55 +0000

Actually, the reason why the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combo is always sent to the local machine is not “because there are many cases where you may not want that to be sent to the remote computer”. The real reason is that this particular key combination is a special key combo that triggers the Windows operating system at a low level for security reasons. No software running on top of Windows (none, period) other than the Windows operating system itself can see this key combo when it is pressed and therefore no software running on top of Windows can respond to it.

This is to ensure that someone cannot just create a program that looks like the Windows logon dialog and then steal your password when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and enter your credentials. The idea is that, you can be sure the only program that can even possibly respond to this key combination is Windows and therefore you are safe inputting your password.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:40 +0000

Here are some more special Remote Desktop key combinations:

Alt + Page Up
Switches between programs from left to right.

Alt + Page Down
Switches between programs from right to left.

Alt + Insert
Cycles through the programs in the order they were started.

Alt + Home
Displays the Start menu.

Ctrl + Alt + Break
Switches the client between a window and full screen.

Ctrl + Alt + End
Brings up the Windows Security dialog box.

Ctrl + Alt + Pause
Toggles between fullscreen and windowed mode
(note that this does not set the client desktop to the correct size)

Alt + Del
Displays the Windows menu

Ctrl + Alt + Num -
Places a snapshot of the client’s active window on the clipboard

Ctrl + Alt + Num +
Places a snapshot of the client’s entire desktop area on the clipboard

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Home
To invoke task manager for nested terminal services sessions (two levels deep)

To shut down or restart the remote computer, either bring up the Windows Security dialog , or use Task Manager.

By: joyycheng

joyycheng — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:54:36 +0000

Thanks for your share:)

By: Narendra.s.v

Narendra.s.v — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:22:20 +0000

Thanks man for sharing the information. I read your previous posts and tried to setup a remote desktop connection and it worked perfectly.

Once again thank you