Windows – Alt-Tab sometimes switches out of full screen Remote Desktop

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I'm using Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium locally and Windows 7 Enterprise remotely via Remote Desktop. The RD window is full screen. Sometimes, when I press Alt-Tab, it is processed by both the remote machine and my local machine. The result is that I get switched to another local window and when I switch back to the RD window, it has switched to another window as well.

This only happens sometimes. If I press Alt-Tab again after switching back to the RD window, it will work correctly. But if I wait about 10 seconds and then try again, the problem happens again.

My local Windows 7 is not patched to SP1, nor is the remote Windows 7.

Best Answer

  1. Open the remote desktop connection application
  2. Click the options button
  3. Go to the local resources tab
  4. There will be a box labeled keyboard
  5. Set the option to "on the remote computer"
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