Remote desktop is a very handy feature which allows you to connect to other computers running Windows and use them without the need to be physically in front of that computer. The computer with which you want to connect can be in any part of the world and you will be able to access and use it if you have the right credentials and needed software. Having a working internet connection is mandatory on both systems for a successful connection. In this article, we’ll be discussing a generic issue of Remote Desktop where it fails to connect to the remote connection i.e. causes of the issue along with solutions that you can use to get rid of the error for good.
What causes Remote Desktop connections to fail in Windows?
Although there can be a number of reasons due to which the Remote Desktop connection can fail in Windows, the most frequent cause is having an unstable internet connection or mismatching login credentials. Apart from these reasons, there are some other known causes for the Remote Desktop functionality to break in Windows 10. These are: You can follow some of these solutions below in order to get your RDP in Windows to work correctly.
Solution 1: Change/Tweak your Firewall Settings
This thing is a must to do if you are having problems with RDP. Most of the times your firewall will block some incoming and outgoing connections by default. If you have a strict firewall policy setup, then, unfortunately, you will not be able to connect to a remote computer. If the Remote Desktop feature has been blocked or not allowed through Windows Firewall, then you need to allow it. To do that, it is pretty simple and easy, follow the instructions given down below:
Solution 2: Allow Remote Desktop Connections if not allowed
Another thing you need to check is whether the Remote Desktop connections are allowed in your Windows or not. If that functionality is blocked, even if you allow Remote Desktop through Firewall, Remote Desktop connections would not work. To check that, do the following:
Solution 3: Reset your Remote Desktop Credentials
Most of the time, when you have saved the credentials for a specific remote computer and you want to connect to another remote computer, then you will get an error because the credentials are not matching. It is because you have saved the Remote Desktop credentials and the other computer with whom you are connecting to, has different credentials. In order to reset or remove RDP credentials in Windows 10, perform the following actions:
Solution 4: Add the Remote Computer’s IP address to your hosts file
One more thing that you can do is to add the remote computer’s IP address to your hosts file. Some users have problems when they want to connect to a remote computer whose IP address is not in their hosts file. To do that, do the following:
Solution 5: Adding the RDGClientTransport Key
Some users have been able to fix their problem with Remote Desktop Connections in Windows by doing a registry tweak. You will have to create a new DWORD key in the Windows Registry which will force the RDP to use RPC/HTTP connections instead of HTTP/UDP. Here’s how to add the key:
Solution 6: Changing Network Properties
In some cases, the error might be triggered due to the network that has been set up as Public. Therefore, in this step, we will be changing it to private. For that:
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