Windows 10: Delete Saved Credentials of Remote Desktop Connection in Windows

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

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


Information You can use the Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) or 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"









OPTION ONE [/i] To Delete Saved Credentials of a Remote Desktop Connection in RDC Client
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.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Delete Saved Credentials of a Remote Desktop Connection in Credential Manager
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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Remote Desktop - Save connections

Hi Adrian,

Through Remote Desktop Protocol in Windows, you are provided with a graphical interface where you can save the current connection settings to an RDP file or open a saved connection. You may get to this interface by following the steps below:

• Type remote desktop in the Windows 10 taskbar search, and selecting
  Remote Desktop Connection. Make sure that the Computer,
  User name, etc. fields are filled in correctly under the
  General tab.
• Click the Show options button.
• From there, you can save the current connection settings to an RDP
  file or open a saved connection.
• If you are to save a connection, click Save As, and choose the location from where you want to save the shortcut, and click on
  Save.

If you have further questions, feel free to ask us.

 

Remote Desktop Connection problems


Have you tried Remote Desktop Connection, to connect from your Windows 10 laptop to your Windows 7 desktop? Try it first, post back and tell how it went.

Some additional help because you mentioned you are a remote newbie *Wink. The windows 7 related tutorials from our sister site the Seven Forums:

1. On Windows 7 desktop, set network location to either Home or Work (I recommend Work):
   • Network Location - Set as Home, Work, or Public Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
2. On Windows 7 desktop, allow incoming remote connections:
   • Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) - Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
3. On Windows 7 desktop, find out its IP address:
   • IP Address - Locate and Find for Your Computer - Windows 7 Help Forums
4. On Windows 10 laptop, start the Remote Desktop application and connect to the Windows 7 desktop using the IP address from step 3 above (see Part Three in the tutorial):
   • RDC - Connect Remotely to your Windows 10 PC - Windows 10 Forums
   • Notice that although the tutorial is written for Windows 10, it also applies to Windows 7

Try the above, post back how it went.

 

how do I delete a desktop off remote desktop connection?

Hi,

To disable Remote Desktop Connection, please follow the steps below:

• On the Start menu, search for SystemPropertiesRemote.exe
  and hit Enter to open the Remote tab of the
  System Properties options. Type in the password if prompted.
• Under Remote Desktop, you will see three options:
  • 
    Don’t allow remote connections to this computer
    
  • 
    Allow remote connections to this computer
    
  • 
    Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended)
    
• Select the desired option, and click on Apply, and then
  OK to save the settings.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Remote Desktop

Okay guys need some help here before going crazy...
I am trying to setup a remote desktop connection and see exactly what the logged on user is looking at with out going through Windows Remote Desktop.

Since its local network I don't have any password or want to setup a password.

Any suggestions are appreciated

 

Remote Desktop won't accept login credentials

Hi Robert,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.

• Are you using a Microsoft account to login?
  
• Was the user name changed at any point of time?
  

Meanwhile, you may try the steps listed below and check if it works:

• Open Command prompt as an administrator on your local machine and type:
  gpedit.msc
  
• Navigate to the following location:
  
  Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Credentials Delegation
  
• Click on ‘Allow Delegating Saved Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication’
  
• Enable the policy and click on ‘Show’ button in the options window below and enter the value
  ‘TERMSRV/*’ (without quotes) into the list. Apply the changes.
  
• Do the same thing for the following policies:
  
  Allow Delegating Saved Credentials
  
  Allow Delegating Default Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication
  
  Allow Delegating Default Credentials
  
• Make sure that ‘Deny Delegating Saved Credentials’ is not enabled or does not contain ‘TERMSRV/*’ in the list
  
• Close all windows, open a command prompt, and use
  ‘gpupdate /force’ command to apply the policy directly.
  

Once the update is complete, reboot the machine and see if you can remote login.



Regards,