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How can I send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete through Remote Desktop in Windows 8?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/492856/h...

Answer 2 links:
[Microsoft Remote Desktop]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsof...

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 508


Try using Ctrl+Alt+End instead.




ANSWER 2

Score 77


If you're using an RDP within another RDP, Ctrl+Alt+End may not work as expected -- it sometimes could bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the outer RDP.

Instead, to bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the inner RDP :

  1. Bring up the on-screen keyboard (Start > Run, type osk.exe)

  2. Hold Ctrl+Alt on the top-level machine and click Del on the OSK.

This should work for any number of nested RDPs.




ANSWER 3

Score 51


On a Mac, running OSX, try fn+ctrl+alt+delete

This works with Microsoft Remote Desktop client for OSX.




ANSWER 4

Score 19


Scenario: Your PC (node_1) and Remote PC (node_2).

Open the onscreen keyboard Start -> All Programs -> Accesories -> Ease of Access -> On-Screen Keyboard on node_2.

When you want to send ctrl+alt+del, press Ctrl+Alt in node_1 and click del in node_2. (Worked for me in node_1=XP and node_2=Win7)