If you're in full screen mode and you minimize, and then restore, it comes back in full-screen mode. So I've learned to always minimize, and not de-maximize from the panel that slides down at the top of the RDP screen. I also made it easy to reconnect if I lose my full-screen state. First, I RDP to each machine and save credentials.

Initial attempts to solve it with AutoHotkey failed, because the Remote Desktop client installs a keyboard hook and swallows all input. I finally discovered that the Caps Lock key gets passed through to the local system. So, this AutoHotkey script will do the trick, making Ctrl+Shift+CapsLock minimize Remote Desktop:

Feb 6, 2013 · In Windows 10, 1. Ctrl + Alt + Home ( moves the focus to the Remote Desktop Connection bar ), 2. Alt + Tab ( as if you were switching to another application on your local machine ) or you could use the alternative shortcut Win + M ( to minimize the RDP application ). –

Oct 13, 2014 · This option helps to minimize the remote desktop and work on my local machine/ reopen the remote machine from my local system. I have been working on a remote desktop and by mistake I clicked somewhere on the top option and it lost that option bar from remote desktop.

Aug 17, 2023 · If you hate having to minimize/maximize remote desktop frequently, creating multiple virtual desktops in local Windows and switching between them might be the answer. Create virtual desktops and arrange windows: In the host/native windows, 🪟 + Tab and click "New Desktop". Here you can also use mouse to drag and drop windows and achieve the ...

May 4, 2020 · You can exit RDP full-screen mode via Ctrl+Alt+Break. Any key combination you press afterward will be executed on the local Windows system, not the remote Windows system connected via RDP. Therefore you can directly use Alt+Tab or Win+E afterwards. Note: Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Break again in a non-full-screen RDP session will activate full-screen ...

Create a new Desktop (Press Win + Tab, you will see the New Desktop button) Connect your Remote site in full screen using Desktop 1; Put 4 fingered into your track pad, and swipe right; You should be on your Desktop 2 now, and you can start your non-remote work there; Switch back to remote site by Put 4 fingered into your track pad, and swipe left

I recently have a problem with Remote Desktop (RD) on Windows 7. When I am in a RD session in full screen and click on the "minimize" button on the RD toolbar, the screen flickers, but the window does not go away. The only way to minimize for me is to first click on "restore" and then on "minimize" in the non-fullscreen RD session.

Jun 21, 2011 · I mainly RDP into my workstation, so I prefer not to minimize the remote session. Running local programs at less-than-full screen width leaves portions of the remote session visible in the background (not to mention completely visible on my second monitor) allowing me to keep tabs on incoming email, new IMs that pop up, etc.

Mar 5, 2014 · To do this you must edit the .rdp file with a text editor, and play with the following parameters (example for a 1680x1050 remote desktop resolution on a 1920x1200 pc screen): screen mode id:i:1 use multimon:i:0 desktopwidth:i:1680 desktopheight:i:1050 winposstr:s:0,1,50,10,2000,1150 The key parameter for this is the winposstr parameter.