Hope many guys had issues with windows remote desktop and ability to copy-paste items from your local machine to remote desktop? This guide shows how to fix if windows remote desktop copy-paste NOT working
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The output might show
Should be fixed by now :)
There are some miscellaneous/complex cases, whereby certain services needs to be started, but google is your friend!!
Workaround
- Connect to the development box using remote desktop (or alternatively run mstsc from run option) eg. 11.12.21.33
- Put in your credentials and login to the Windows Server
Verify if clip is disabled
######### Below steps in Windows Server ############
In Windows Server -> Start -> Run -> cmd to initiate the command prompt
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reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Winstations\RDP-Tcp" /v fDisableClip
The output might show
fDisableClip REG_DWORD 0x1 This means the clip got disabled.
To enable fDisableClip
######### Below are the Actions in Windows Server ############
Start -> Run -> cmd -> regedit Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Winstations\RDP-Tcp Mouse single click on RDP-Tcp , so that a Right hand menu will come up Please double click on "fDisableClip" to edit the Dword value Please change the value from 1 to 0 Log off from Windows Server and login back after 2 minutes
Should be fixed by now :)
Medium-Long term fix
If the clip functionality is getting expired often, please kill the rdpclip.exe from taskmanager within the Server and restart the process again byrun rdpclip.exe
There are some miscellaneous/complex cases, whereby certain services needs to be started, but google is your friend!!