On your windows android or ios device.
Remote desktop console switch.
On your local windows 10 pc.
The remote desktop client rdc 6 1 no longer uses the console switch to connect to the session 0.
From the command prompt the following screen is displayed.
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If you use version 6 1 of the remote desktop client included in order to connect to the console session for windows server 2003 you should use the admin switch instead.
After you open this session start a command prompt in the.
However a few of them know that session shadowing can be used to remotely view and manage a user desktop console session in windows 10 as well.
Rdc 6 1 is included with the following operating systems.
Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 windows 8 1 windows 10 mobile windows phone 8 1 windows 10 team surface hub hololens.
Open the remote desktop app available for free from microsoft store google play and the mac app.
The admin switch mstsc exe admin should be used instead.
Windows server 2008 windows vista service pack 1 sp1 and later windows xp service pack 3 sp3 and later.
By logging in to console session of remote computer all existing applications that are running and not yet closed when user is physically using the computer will be automatically appeared instead of having users re open all of them.
By default the windows server 2003 remote desktop connection utility is installed in all versions of windows server 2003.
In the search box on the taskbar type remote desktop connection and then select remote desktop connection in remote desktop connection type the name of the pc you want to connect to from step 1 and then select connect.
Note the section in red below.
By default the options to keep your pc awake for connections when plugged in and make your pc discoverable.
As you remember if you try to connect to a windows 10 computer using rdp the session of a user working locally is knocked out even if you enable multiple concurrent rdp.
You can either use this or the mstsc command line utility that is described in the how to connect to the console session section but omit the console switch.
Let s see how it works.