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• Keyboard shortcuts inside a Remote Desktop session

  The Remote Desktop shortcuts that replace Windows keys inside a session, such as Ctrl+Alt+End and Alt+Page Up, plus the setting that decides where key combinations go.

  BeginnerWindows server5 min read

• Switch between full screen and window in Remote Desktop

  Toggle Remote Desktop between full screen and a window with Ctrl+Alt+Break, pin or hide the connection bar, and move quickly between local and remote apps.

  BeginnerWindows server5 min read

• Send Ctrl+Alt+Delete inside Remote Desktop

  Ctrl+Alt+Delete always goes to your own PC. Use Ctrl+Alt+End or the on-screen keyboard to lock, sign out, change your password or open Task Manager on the server.

  BeginnerWindows server4 min read

• Copy large files to a Remote Desktop server without failures

  Clipboard copy of big files over RDP is slow and fails without warning. Use drive redirection with robocopy, SFTP or a cloud link instead, and resume transfers that stop.

  IntermediateWindows server5 min read

• Play sound and use a microphone over Remote Desktop

  Hear audio from your Windows server and send your microphone into the RDP session. Set the client options, start the Windows Audio service and fix silence or crackling.

  IntermediateWindows server4 min read

• Restore Remote Desktop to port 3389 after changing it

  Changed the RDP port and now you cannot connect? Use the browser console to set Remote Desktop back to port 3389, re-add the firewall rule and get back in.

  IntermediateWindows server5 min read

• View or control another user's RDP session (shadowing)

  Use Remote Desktop shadowing on Windows Server to watch or take control of a colleague's session with mstsc /shadow, find session IDs and set the consent policy.

  AdvancedWindows server5 min read

• Connect to RDP port 3389 from office, hotel or school Wi-Fi

  Some office, hotel and campus networks block outbound Remote Desktop traffic on port 3389. Learn how to confirm the block and the safe ways to reach your server anyway.

  IntermediateWindows server5 min read

• Run PHP and WordPress with Caddy and PHP-FPM

  Serve PHP sites and WordPress from Caddy using the php_fastcgi directive and PHP-FPM, with working permalinks, larger upload limits and wp-config.php kept private.

  IntermediateLinux server5 min read

• How to test whether RDP port 3389 is reachable

  Check in under a minute whether your server answers on RDP port 3389, from Windows, Mac or Linux, and learn what each result means and what to do next.

  BeginnerWindows server5 min read

• Stop Remote Desktop sessions ending when idle or disconnected

  Find the Group Policy session time limits that sign you out of an idle or disconnected RDP session, change them safely and keep long-running apps alive.

  IntermediateWindows server5 min read

• Reduce latency to your broker: location and ping checks

  Find where your broker's trade servers are, choose the nearest location, and measure latency from the VPS with MetaTrader, ping and tracert.

  BeginnerWindows server3 min read

• Auto-start MetaTrader after a reboot

  Start your MetaTrader terminals at sign-in with the Startup folder, optionally sign in automatically after a restart, and check everything resumed.

  IntermediateWindows server3 min read

• Run several MetaTrader terminals on one VPS

  Install each MT4 or MT5 terminal in its own folder, start it in portable mode, and size your server for the terminals and EAs you run.

  IntermediateWindows server3 min read

• Use Remote Desktop on a phone or tablet

  Set up Windows App on iPhone, iPad or Android, switch between touch and mouse modes, pick a readable resolution and keep the session running.

  BeginnerWindows server3 min read

• Multiple monitors and display scaling in Remote Desktop

  Run Remote Desktop full screen or across several monitors, choose which ones, and fix text that is too small, too large or blurry.

  BeginnerWindows server2 min read

• Fix "Your credentials did not work" in Remote Desktop

  Fix rejected RDP logins: username format, the right password, stale saved credentials, account lockout and Remote Desktop permissions.

  BeginnerWindows server3 min read

• Free SSL for IIS with win-acme and Let's Encrypt

  Use win-acme to get a free Let's Encrypt certificate for an IIS site, renew it automatically and redirect visitors to HTTPS.

  IntermediateWindows server2 min read

• Understanding bandwidth: incoming vs outgoing traffic

  What counts as traffic, how incoming and outgoing data differ, how traffic differs from port speed, and how to check usage on Linux and Windows.

  Beginner2 min read

• RDP Hardening: Preventing Privilege Escalation via Group Policy

  Use Group Policy to cut the privilege escalation paths inside Remote Desktop sessions — restrict RDP logon rights, strip dangerous user rights and force UAC to deny elevation.

  AdvancedWindows server7 min read

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