(2013-08-29)
Problem
How do you send the Windows key to a RDP session without the RDP session being full-screen? (This is really important on Server 2012 systems.)
Solution
ALT+HOME
Here are the shortcuts that RDP recognizes:
Shortcut key | Description |
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ALT+PAGE UP | Switches between programs from left to right. |
ALT+PAGE DOWN | Switches between programs for 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 full-screen mode and window mode. |
CTRL+ALT+END | Brings up the Windows Security dialog box. |
ALT+DELETE | Displays the Windows menu. |
CTRL+ALT+MINUS SIGN (-) | Places a snapshot of the active window, within the client, on the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on the local computer). |
CTRL+ALT+PLUS SIGN (+) | Places a snapshot of the entire client windows area on the RD Session Host server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on the local computer). |
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