Shift Key not working in Remote Desktop Connection - Windows

Shift Key not working in Remote Desktop Connection Full Screen Mode

Remote desktop connection upper case letters work until the rdp session is changed to full screen mode. In full screen mode the shift key stopped working which would not allow upper case letters, such as for passwords or general punctuation, to be typed in from the keyboard. 

Shift key not working in Remote Desktop Connection Full Screen mode

There are multiple posts  and forums that indicate turning off sticky keys will solve the problem of shift not working in RDP session. Since sticky keys was not enabled on the systems I was having this problem with I simply tried ENABLING it instead. I was able to have the shift key working again by turning on sticky keys . Since i really didn't need sticky keys, I then changed the options or behavior of sticky keys and disabled all features of it BUT left it "on". 

Can't type upper case in RDP (Remote Desktop Connection) session. 

See below, that with Sticky keys enabled, all features are unchecked. Play sound was left not because it was needed but instead because I just didn't care about sounds. 

 Or this version of the UI which contains the same settings with a different look. 

                             

Please share so others can find this post faster. 

QoS can be applied for RDP connections to devices such as servers and desktop or for managing RDP connections centrally online. 

Disable Windows Location Service Using Windows 10 Registry

Disable or Enable Windows Location Service Using the Registry

Registry Keys to Turn on or Turn off Windows Location services

There are two registry keys that cna turn lcoation sercie on and off. one of the keys is for the user and the other key is for the computer system (laptop or desktop) It doesn;t matter if the desktop or laptrop is physical or avirtual machine. The registry keys to turn lcoation services on or turm lcoation services off are the same. 

The location services UI will allow you to turn lcoation services on and turn location serivces off bt not for both the computer and User. You can also turn lcoation serices off or turn lcoation serivces off per applciation using the Location Service user interface of windows 10. 

The windows registry location for user setting to turn off or turn on Location services is: 

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location

       

The windows registry location for computer settings to turn off or turn on Location services is: 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location

       

Set both or either to Deny or Allow. 

Set to Deny to turn off and set to Allow to turn on Location services. 

To create a reg merge file , open notepad and copy the following into the new note and save as Turn-off-location-services.reg (or a name of your choosing) . make sure you use the .reg extension. 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\location]

"Value"="Deny"

Please share so others could find this information faster. Thank you. 

User Profile Cannot Be Loaded

User Profile Cannot Be Loaded, Windows Login , Roaming Profile, Redirected Folders. 

Have you seen this  when logging in or working on an issue your users are having. 

If there is redirected folders and roaming profile for appdatta, the causes could be many. The solution i found just recently was the user's profile was actually maybe corrupted. if not corrupted, there was a problem that was causing this within the profile. 

This environment was using citrix but this problem is not limited to Citrix. This could occur with terminal server (remote desktop service host) or even just a plain desktop connected to the domain. 

In this case there was a group policy that redirect users folders to a server share as well as the appdata roaming folders.  The enthronement consisted of pooled desktops which mean users would get random non persistent desktop. Again as stated, this problem could occur on a physical desktop, there is not need to have virtual desktop for this issue to occur but it does appear more often when working with virtualization. 

Rename the users roaming profile folder . Add _OLD at the end or something similar. DO NOT recreate the user's folder manually. Have the user login and the folders will re-create automatically with the correct permissions applied to hem. If you create it manually as an administrator, you'll have to manually set all the permissions for SYSTEM creator owner , the user, etc.. it's easier to have the login process create them for you. All this can be done from a vmware console, or RMM MSP type management software that allows remote access and control. not limited to either vmware of RMM, other software for desktop remote access can be used and it's your choice which one . 

 

Start a Manual Sync of Local AD to Azure

Start a manual sync of Active Directory changes easily using PowerShell on your Azure AD sync server. Password resets are fast, they occur immediately but other AD object and properties don't replicate to azure so quickly. Microsoft has restricted Azure AD connect services to 30 minute interval for syncing updates, additions , or changes to local Microsoft AD to Azure. So this means that even new user accounts added to your local Active Directory will take up to 30 minutes or more to sync up to Azure. 

If you have multiple sites with active directory controllers located at each site you may also have a delay due to internal local Active directory replication. Make sure your AD is free of errors and sync your local AD first. Syncing AD and syncing local AD to Azure can be done remotely or through a local console of the server. For remote access, online desktop support software can provide the remote control access you need. With applications for support, you could even work on networking devices remotely such as firewall's network switches and routers. Software for online computer support is used for both server and desktop support. Active Directory issue can be resolved with remote support software and also desktop applications. 

I've used the following command to sync all domain controllers. The options to the command line cause all domain controllers enterprise-wide to sync. So that means the domain controller server that are local to the Azure Sync server and other domain controllers that are located i other office or datacenters replicate  and sync.  

open an elevated command prompt on a domain controller and enter the following command to sync all domain controllers. 

                              repadmin /syncall /APeD 

Case is important with this command as upper case and loser case letters could have different options and thus do different things. None of which would be destructive but you may also not get the desired affect if the case of the letters is wrong.  Access  your domain controller using RDP or VMware console of if it's physical server get on the console of it. 

Syncing domain controllers should only take a few seconds to a minute. Once that's done, open a PowerShell command on the Azure sync server (that's the server running the Azure AD connect services).

Run the command from the PowerShell prompt to sync local changes and updates to Azure. 

                            Start-SyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta 

This will trigger and immediate syncing of changes updates and additions to Azure. After the sync is complete, you may have to wait several seconds to a minute at times to the changes in Azure. 

Two Little Blue Arrows on Folder and File Icons

What do the Little Blue Arrows on Folders and File Icons mean.

Windows will display little blue arrows on folders when the folder and it's file contents are compressed.  This issue with Folders and files on the desktop can be resolved using Online Desktop Support Software. Software that gives technical support the ability to connect remotely to a desktop and control it to fix the problem fast. Access desktops, Servers, Network switches and even firewalls online remotely.  

This can be verified by using a command line executable tool name compact 

Open a command prompt ,  go to the directory or drive letter and run the command  "compact". 

Here's an example using the C drive but it can be any drive such as in the example screen shot it is an E drive of a server  . type compact and hit enter.  

                       C:\>compact  

 

To go through subfolders / directories use the command line option of /s  C:\>compact /s

 

                      

The C next to the folder indicates the folder named active is compressed.  This is from a server I was working on. 

Windows 10 , 11 and expect future releases of Windows automatically begin to compress folders and files when disk space gets low. So even if you've not enabled compression on any particular folder or drive letter, it will turn on automatically. Related post about compression and blue arrows on folders and files Windows File Explore with relevant information. The solution was simple, compression that activates automatically when the C drive of a Windows system desktop runs low on free space.  Hope this helps. 

Access desktops, Servers, Network switches and even firewalls online remotely.