windows server 2012 remote desktop lock out attempts

I try to install this one this weekend but I got a feeling I will get a comptability error.In this article, we will show what to do if you see a black screen instead of a desktop when you connect to a remote Windows host via RDP. I saw a previous technet post about this issue telling to install a KB (2959626). When trying to login at work he's stuck on the welcome screen, and all the problems with the ghost sessions start. *GUESSING* It's like the server don't properly reconnect his disconnected existing session (which he initialized home) at his workplace. He is trying to reconnect to the server, which makes his outlook crash The user who called me first to say he was unable to login, the one I think triggers the ghost sessions, crashed his Outlook Remote App on the same time of the start of the problems. I did check the event logs and noticed nothing special except for one thing: I got appropiate timeout and re-connection configured. Mostly, we have this issue for 2 consecutive days (2 reboots required) and afterwards it stays away for a few weeks or even a few months.Īre you sure I can find any possible solution on this webpage as the last update is over a year ago? Not responsive at all.Īfter a restart, everything is back to normal, atleast for a certain period of time. On the server's task manager you notice disconnected sessions without displaying the username, and always with the same process ID (4):Īny command or action in the task manager to logoff/close/reset those sessions don't work.

They lock/'close' their laptop and unplug their USB token at home, travel to work, so they can reconnect and continue working in the same session on another network.

I tried to prevent USB from shutting down when going into sleep/lock When they come back and log back in, the reconnecting fails until they unplug/plugin their USB token again.

They lock their computer quite often which results in a disconnected state.

The behavior of these users is rather unusual due to security measurements: Users who are allready connected don't experience any problems.Īll users are logging in with a certificate USB token. Users aren't able to log in anymore at the time we start generating 'Ghost sessions'. We are experiencing a very annoying issue on our Remote desktop server.

Windows server 2012 remote desktop lock out attempts