I'm running Windows Home Server. It's in my entertainment center, hooked to my TV, and I use it to listen to music and watch movies. Right now I have a keyboard and mouse stuck beside my TV so that I'm able to load a movie. It would be nice, though, to be able to remotely control the screen.
Remote Desktop Connection seems to open its own session in the background, separate from the session shown on the monitor. This doesn't do any good because things started via remote desktop must be closed or changed via remote desktop, and I can't start a movie with remote desktop and then see it from the screen.
Is there a way to get Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the visible screen?
(I am currently using UltraVNC; it was doing the job, but it has its quirks, e.g. upon trying to connect, it says "Server closed connection – The server running as application". There are many other quirks and I want something that is as reliable and low-maintenance as the built-in Remote Desktop Connection. And hopefully free.)
Best Answer
Your answer is:
This connects to the console session (which is what's being displayed at the local console, aka the local monitor).
Quit Remote Desktop client first, then run the command above from the commandline. There will probably be no visible indication you're running MSTSC any differently, but it will work.