How to change credentials for Remote Desktop

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How to Delete Saved Credentials of a Remote Desktop Connection in Windows




You can use the Remote Desktop Connection [mstsc.exe] or Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to and control your Windows PC from a remote device. When you allow remote desktop connections to your PC, you can use another device to connect to your PC and have access to all of your apps, files, and network resources as if you were sitting at your desk.

If you checked the Remember me box in the Remote Desktop Connection [RDC] client when connecting to a computer remotely, the credentials for that computer will be saved by Windows to be used to automatically connect to this computer.

If you like, you can delete the saved credentials of a remote desktop connection to be asked for credentials when you connect to the computer.

This tutorial will show you how to delete the saved credentials of a Remote Desktop connection for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.





CONTENTS:


• Option One: To Delete Saved Credentials of a Remote Desktop Connection in RDC Client
• Option Two: To Delete Saved Credentials of a Remote Desktop Connection in Credential Manager

EXAMPLE: Remote Desktop Connection asking to "Enter your credentials"





1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type mstsc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the Remote Desktop Connection client.

2. Select the computer [ex: "192.168.1.133"] you want to delete the saved credentials of, and click/tap on the delete link. [see screenshot below]





3. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. [see screenshot below]





4. The saved credentials of the selected computer will now be deleted. You will be asked for credentials whenever you connect to the selected computer. [see screenshot below]





5. You can now close the Remote Desktop Connection client if you like.


1. Open the Control Panel [icons view], and click/tap on the Credential Manager icon.

2. Click/tap on Windows Credentials in Credential Manager. [see screenshot below step 3]

3. Under the Windows Credentials section, click/tap on the TERMSRV entry [ex: "TERMSRV/192.168.1.133"] for the RDC computer [ex: "192.168.1.133"] you want to delete its credentials, and click/tap on the Remove link. [see screenshot below]




   Note

Be sure that the User name entry is for the correct account [ex: "Brink2"].






4. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. [see screenshot below]





5. The saved credentials of the computer [ex: "TERMSRV/192.168.1.133"] will now be deleted. You will be asked for credentials whenever you connect to the selected computer. [see screenshot below]





6. You can now close the Credential Manager if you like.

That's it, Shawn

 

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As a regular user of Remote Desktop sessions, you may have been confronted with the case to change your password. Control-Alt-Delete [CTRL-ALT-DEL] doesn’t allow you to change the password in the remote session, but instead gives you a menu on your actual host

Change password in Remote Desktop

There are many ways to change your password. Of course, when you’re working on your physical computer, you may just hit CTRL-ALT-DEL, but this won’t work in an RDP session

CTRL-ALT-END

Sometimes [but not always], CTRL-ALT-END helps you “ctrl-alt-delete” the session to change your password in the remote session. CTRL-ALT-END is the equivalent to CTRL-ALT-DELETE in RDP. However it depends on the OS-version session settings whether this works or not.

On screen keyboard

The On Screen Keyboard [OSK] is a virtual keyboard on your screen. This works in Windows Server 2012 / Windows 7 and higher. To reset your password with the OSK, follow these steps:

1. Click Start
2. Type osk and hit enter to open the on screen keyboard.
   If this doesn’t work, press Windows+R to open your Run Command window. Type osk and click OK
3. Press and Hold CTRL-ALT keys on your physical keyboard and then click on the DEL key in the virtual keyboard [on screen]
4. Minimize the OSK
5. Click Change a password.
   

Run the shell

You can directly launch the shell to get the Windows Security Options displayed. To do so, open the Run-box or open a command prompt and copy-paste:

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

Run a VBS-script

This one is nice too. Copy paste the lines below to a Notepad and save the file as securityoptions.vbs . Then open/run/execute the VBS. It will launch the Windows Security Options screen to change the password

************************************ Set objShell = CreateObject[“Shell.Application”] objShell.WindowsSecurity

***********************************

ALTGR-END

In case you have a keyboard with the ALTGR-key, you may also use ALTGR+END to simulate CTRL-ALT-DELETE. I believe German keyboards in particuar have this key.

Reset your password in an RDP session

In contrast to changing a password, resetting a password does not require you to remember the current password. Instead you just overwrite the existing password [if any] and set a new password.

Active Directory Users and Computers

When logged on to a computer that has active directory tools installed, you may use Active Directory Users and Computers to reset the password . You need user account privileges to do so, however.

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers from your startmenu [or quicker: Start -> Run -> dsa.msc]
2. Localize the account [tip: at top level, right-click and choose Find… ]
3. Right-click the account, and choose Reset Password…

Net user

Assuming it’s a local user [so NOT a domain user account], you can use net user to change a users’ password. To do so:

1. Click Start -> Run [or press Win+R]
2. Type something like “net user $username $password”. I.e. if the user account is named Peter, you could reset its password by typing: net user Peter P@55w0rd.

Powershell: Set-ADAccountPassword

In case of a domain user account, you may use the Set-ADAccountPassword cmdlet in Powershell. Note that the Active Directory module must be loaded.

Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity Peter -NewPassword [Read-Host -Prompt “Provide New Password” -AsSecureString] -Reset

Powershell: Set-LocalUser

In case of a local user, you may use the Set-LocalUser cmdlet in Powershell to reset a local users’ password

Get-LocalUser ‘Peter’ | Set-LocalUser -Password [Read-Host -Prompt “Provide New Password” -AsSecureString]