Can an RDP client prevent “Windows 10 Keylogger” from accessing what is typed on client computer during a session to a remote computer?

Question

The “improve inking and typing” setting in Windows 10 allows Microsoft to send themselves processed samples of what is typed on a machine (not sure if it is processed to remove details as it’s typed such as in RAM somehow or at Microsoft after they received it).

Is this still applicable through an RDP session? Meaning, can windows diagnostics (Microsoft) grab what is typed on the keyboard of the client computer that is sent to the remote computer during an RDP session if the setting is turned on on the client computer, but turned off on the remote computer?

I was thinking maybe RDP diverts the keystrokes to the drivers of the remote computer, bypassing the client computer hopefully keeping it from accessing what is typed into the remote computer for obvious security purposes.

Thank you!

Answer 1

As far as I know about RDP, the local computer has first handling of any input, deciding what to pass over to RDP and what to handle locally. Some key-presses are not passed on to the RDP session, or passed differently.

This means that the local computer's "improve inking and typing" setting is relevant, but perhaps also that of the remote computer.

Most organizations disable the "improve inking and typing" setting on all their computers, for these obvious security concerns.

As proof of my claims about the working of RDP, see this answer of mine that worked for many users. This answer is based on the local computer having first hand-on for any typed text.