Windows 10: Microsoft account = broken RDP and file sharing!

Hey everyone. First let me blow some steam by stating that Microsoft Account is a convoluted feature that is very poorly thought out and integrated. /end rant

That being said, here is my situation. I fresh installed Windows 10 on my laptop and desktop. On both computers I created a user for myself with the same name. However on the desktop I associated the name with Microsoft account, since the Desktop is always connected to the internet, but on the Laptop I left it as local account.

Set up file sharing and RDP on both. When trying to connect to the Laptop from the Desktop, it asks me for credentials, I type in the Username and password, and it tells me credentials did not work! Double checked everything ten times over, still nothing, credentials do not work.

So then I tried vice versa - connecting to the Desktop from the Laptop. Worked no problem. Not only that, but it actually let me log in by typing in either the Username or the email address for the Microsoft account.

So then I tried connecting to the Laptop from a Macbook - and sure enough, worked right away. Both RDP and SMB connections are working as intended.

So basically I only can't connect to the Laptop from my Desktop. I believe what happens is this - Windows is probably sending Microsoft account credentials instead of username in the background, since the username is the same on both Machines, but because on the laptop the user is not associated with Microsoft account, credentials fail.

:)

 

Duo Security Broken after Fall Security Update

Duo Security makes a 2FA application and service that support Microsoft RDP. After the Fall '17 update, login using there service is broken if the user uses a Live/Microsoft account.

Duo has stated they are working with Microsoft on the problem and referenced case number
#117121217311532.

I am here asking what progress has been made on this issue?

Thank you.

 

Microsoft Account and Authentication during RDP

Hello, trying to RDP to my windows 10 (fall creators update) via RDP but the RDP client always fails with invalid credential.

I have tried the combinations:

• Microsoft account primary alias and Microsoft account password
• Local username associated with my Microsoft account and Microsoft account password

Neither is accepted for sign in. I have Mobile sign in enabled on my account so I technically never entered my password here.

 

Did some googling, and apparently the problem has existed since Windows 8. There are a few solutions to this, some are less convoluted than other, and it's very pathetic that MS hasn't addressed it with Windows 10.

On a more positive note, wanted to give heads up to those of you who are not aware of this - when setting up a Microsoft email account to use with Windows 10, you don't actually have to use microsoft email address. You can use your current email address with whomever (gmail, yahoo, aol, or even your own hosting) and you will get a microsoft account that uses the email address you've provided to log in, and it will give you access to one drive, cortana, etc.