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I have a remote desktop that I can only access from another machine that I have to RDP (remove desktop) into. I need to send CTRL-ALT-DEL to that second machine. In otherwords, I need to 'double-hop' to a remote machine using RDP, and send CTRL-ALT-DEL to that machine.

Remote desktop client (at least in Windows, also know as Microsoft Terminal Services Client or mstsc.exe) allows you to send CTRL-ALT-DEL my pressing CTRL-ALT-END instead. In my situation, that sends CTRL-ALT-DEL to the first RDP session, and it doesn't make it to the second 'double-hopped' session.

Rob M
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In order to send CTRL-ALT-DEL to your second (double-hopped) RDP session, you need to be able to press CTRL-ALT-END from within your first RDP session to make it tell RDP to send CTRL-ALT-DEL to the second session.

To do that in Windows, we can use the built-in on-screen keyboard; just hit the start menu and type 'keyboard' and you should find it.

  1. In your first RDP session, click the start menu and type 'keyboard' to find the on-screen keyboard.

Launch on-screen keyboard

  1. Make sure your second RDP session has 'focus'. (meaning it is the active program) Just click on something in it to be sure.

  2. Then in the on-screen keyboard, click CTRL, then ALT and then END.

Now you should see the typical blue Lock / Switch user / Sign out / Change password... menu appear in your second RDP session.

ctrl-alt-del menu

Rob M
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