Windows 10: Randomly can't connect to remote desktop

I set up remote desktop and quickly got everything working, I am hosting a discord bot server from the pc. However, randomly I cannot connect to the remote pc! I get the "You cannot connect to the remote desktop for one of these reasons" error. What is strange is the discord bot still is running and completely functional. I have tried everything from disabling firewall, opening the remote desktop port 3389, setting the service to always run, changing inbound rules and outbound rules for remote desktop, and I still cannot connect. Yes after restarting the computer I can connect again. But this needs to be a 24/7 server that I can connect to and make live changes when needed. After restarting the computer I can remote into it right after, up until about 12 hours of it running, sometimes a day. Then I cannot connect. It sees the computer as if I input a wrong IP, I get an entirely different error code through remote desktop saying the PC isn't found or doesn't exist. I have also set the computer to never sleep, the screen to never shut off, I have even gone in and made sure the hard drive never stops and it runs 24/7. I also have changed remote desktop settings to disable persistent bitmap caching, and disable reconnect if the connection is dropped, along with High color 16 bit setting. I still am having this issue and I have gone through 20 threads now trying different solutions with no luck. I just restarted to PC as I had changes that needed to be made, so for another 12 hours to a day I can test out solutions given. This just seems like a very strange issue as the pc isn't losing internet, the bot still runs, I just cannot connect to it.

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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.

 

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

 

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.