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.RDP files won’t open after Anniversary Update
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Quite a large number of users are reporting they can’t open .RDP files after installing theWindows 10 Anniversary Update. More specifically, the files remain unresponsive irrespective of the actions performed by users.
It appears that the update breaks some features related toremote desktop connections, as users have confirmed the problem doesn’t occur on VMs with a fresh install of the Anniversary UpdateISO file. It seems that this issue is affecting only Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager app, as all the users plagued by this problem don’t have otherRDP softwareinstalled.
Users complain RDP files won’t open after Anniversary Update
After the Windows 10 Anniversary Update was installed on my Windows 10 Pro, .RDP files won’t open. Remote Desktop still works if you open it manually and enter in the server info. But my saved .RDP files won’t open. Also, right clicking on them and selecting edit also does not work. Nothing happens. I even opened Remote Desktop connection, entered in the server info manually and clicked Save As. That shortcut also won’t work.
The fact that RDP.files won’t open on systems running theAnniversary Updateis extremely frustrating for businesses, because users depend on this feature to open their own computers from home.
Fortunately, there is a workaround available to fix this issue, but it’s not a permanent solution.
How to open RDP.files on systems running the Anniversary Update
- Typedisplayin the search box2. SelectDisplay Settings3. You’ll see a text in red “A custom scale factor is set“.4. Click on the text underneath “Turn off custom scaling and sign out“.5. Sign back in.6. MSTSC should now work with an RDP file passed as a parameter.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
