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Problem description: After upgrading my laptop to the windows 10 (pro) 1803 version I can no longer remote from my desktop to my laptop. I only get the following message: ======================= [Window Title] Remote Desktop Connection [Content] An internal error has occurred. [OK] [Help] ====================== I upgraded the laptop first, the desktop was at that point still on the previous windows version. I thought at first that was the issue but now both are on 1803 and the problem persists. Attempted fixes: What have you tried to do to resolve the problem? - check if remote desktop settings are enabled - users are part of the remote desktop users group - both systems are fully patched, including july patch tuesday - computers are both member of "workgroup", private network, non business - try mRemoteNG instead of built in mstc app - remote desktop is allowed in the windows defender firewall rules - googling for the "error message" - change network authentication only to off Recent changes: Have you made any changes to your system/configuration recently that might have caused the problem? only change is upgrade to windows 10 1803 Operating system: laptop and desktop are both Windows 10 Pro 64 bit System specs: laptop is Dell XPS 15 9550, cpu i7-6770 HQ, 16 GB RAM, ethernet network is via a Dell usb dongle thing desktop is custom build: msi z270 pc mate, i7 7700, 32 GB RAM corsair, psu (need to look this up but a corsair rm I think), nvme samsung 960 evo, router is provided by ISP, will dig up the make and model Location: What country are you in? Belgium I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes Thanks in advance for taking the time to look at this!
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# ? Jul 12, 2018 07:26 |
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# ? Apr 26, 2024 10:18 |
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If you haven't yet I'd suggest turning off the firewall/defender altogether for a minute, just to make sure that it's not the firewall (probably isn't, but won't hurt to check). Next, I'd say check the event logs (run eventvwr.exe). RDP stuff should be under Application and Service Logs > Microsoft > Windows> > Remote Desktop Services something or other. That might give you a clue. Oh, another thought just crossed my mind: Does it work the other way around? Neuntausend fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Jul 13, 2018 |
# ? Jul 13, 2018 17:44 |
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Thanks for the suggestions! Turning off the firewall didn't help. I checked the logs on both machines, only thing I see are operational messages (and they're not from the time the error occures), no warnings or errors or the like. I hadn't thought of trying to remote from laptop to desktop, but that works. I does give a certificate error first saying it isn't issued by a CA authority (which I think makes sense since this is just a at home machine) but if I accept it lets me connect just fine.
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# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:28 |
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I know this "Internal error" from setups where the hosts and clients RDP version don't match, but who knows what it really means. Perhaps the update didn't work properly? You could try copying mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll from your desktop to your laptop (make backups, just in case). You could also try deleting those files and then running system repair on both machines, but that will take longer, so I'd try copying first.
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# ? Jul 14, 2018 08:30 |
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Tried copying the files (after backing them up) to the laptop but I'm getting an destination folder access denied message (even when logged in as the sole admin of the machine). I've also tried doing this 1. DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth 2. sfc /scannow Both gave no errors or messages on both machines.
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# ? Jul 14, 2018 09:03 |
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That may just be because they are being used. I'm not going to try this myself, because I'm happy that my Remote Desktop works right now despite Windows constantly trying to screw with it, but you might be able to delete/replace them in safe mode.
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# ? Jul 14, 2018 09:23 |
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# ? Apr 26, 2024 10:18 |
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Nope, that gives the same access denied error unfortunately.
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# ? Jul 16, 2018 09:27 |