Windows 10: Remove Computer Entries from Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 10

How to: Remove Computer Entries from Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 10

How to Remove Computer Entries from Remote Desktop Connection History in Windows 10


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.

After you use the Remote Desktop Connection tool to make a connection to another computer, the name of the computer to which you connected is added to the Computer drop menu in Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe). This makes it easy for you to quickly select the same computer at a later time. However, the Remote Desktop Connection tool does not provide a way to clear the list of computers or remove one or more entries from the Computer drop menu.

This tutorial will show you how to remove entries from the Computer drop menu in the Remote Desktop Connection tool for your account in Windows 10.

EXAMPLE: "Computer" drop menu history in Remote Desktop Connection tool








Here's How:

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type mstsc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) tool.
A) Right click on the RDC icon on your taskbar to open its jumplist.

B) If the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove is pinned to the RDC jumplist, then Unpin from this list. (see screenshot below)



C) In the RDC jumplist, right click on the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove, and click/tap on Remove from this list. (see screenshot below)



2. Delete the saved credentials of the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove. (see screenshot below)



3. Close the Remote Desktop Connection tool. (see screenshot below)



4. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

5. Navigate to the RecentItems key at the location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\RecentApps\{775B83BD-DEE7-41CF-8102-5EE010643FDC}\RecentItems

A) Select a GUID subkey (ex: "{94EE6771-D29E-42C8-B08A-F8FD086E8952}") under the RecentItems key in the left pane, and see if its DisplayName string value (REG_SZ) in the right pane is for the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove from RDC.

B) When you find the correct GUID subkey (ex: "{94EE6771-D29E-42C8-B08A-F8FD086E8952}") for the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove from RDC, right click or press and hold on the GUID subkey (ex: "{94EE6771-D29E-42C8-B08A-F8FD086E8952}"), and click/tap on Delete.



C) Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



6. Navigate to the Default key at the location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default

A) In the right pane of the Default key, right click on the MRU# string value (REG_SZ) for the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove from RDC, and click/tap on Delete.



B) Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



7. Navigate to the Servers key at the location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\Servers

A) In the left pane under the Servers key. right click on the subkey (ex: "Brink-Laptop") that has the same name as the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you want to remove from RDC, and click/tap on Delete.



B) Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



8. When finished, you can close Registry Editor if you like.

9. The next time you open the Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc) tool, the computer (ex: "brink-laptop") you removed will no longer be listed in the Computer drop menu. (see screenshots below)






That's it,
Shawn


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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.

 

How to remove "HP Connected Remote" as a sign in account ?

Hi Dave,

Thank you for writing your query in Microsoft Community.

• 
  Is your computer connected to a domain network?
  

HP Connected Remote is an app that comes preinstalled on select Windows HP computers. I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it resolves this issue.

• On the Windows 10 Start screen, type hp connected remote.
• Click HP Connected Remote from the Apps search results.
• Click Settings, and make sure Enable HP Connected Remote is turned On.

Reply us back with the status of this issue. We will be glad to assist you.

 

Remote desktop in window 10 cannot access computer having windows 8

No, it's the other way round all editions include the Remote Desktop Client and can connect to any PC with the Remote Desktop Server enabled. Only Pro and above allow you to connect to them.

Enable or Disable Remote Desktop Connections to Windows 10 PC

https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-s...#supported-pcs

maideen5's region is Malaysia, English may not be their first language. As I understand it the OP's problem can be stated as:

• The Windows 10 PC can connect to the remote desktop of a PC running Windows Server 2012, but cannot connect to a Windows 8.1 PC.
• A Windows 7 PC can connect to both, so the Windows 8.1 PC is known to allow incoming connections.

I don't have an 8.1 Pro machine, so I can't test this for myself. @Kari wrote the tutorial on this, perhaps he has a suggestion.

Edit: see post #10

 

Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer

We suggest that you disable any security program on your computer and check if it resolves the issue.

NOTE: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you shouldn't disable your antivirus software. If you have to temporarily disable it to install other software, you should re-enable it as
soon as you're done. If you're connected to the Internet or a network while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

Then follow the steps below to ensure remote desktop is enabled:

• Click Start.
• Click on File Explorer.
• Right-click This PC.
• Select Properties.
• Click Remote settings in the upper left hand corner.
• Ensure the option Allow remote connection to this computer and
  Allow Remote Assistance connection to this computer is selected.
• Click Apply and OK.
• Reboot the PC for the changes to take effect.

Let us know the result.

 

Using Remote Desktop to connect to Windows 7 PC from Windows 10 PC

Hi,

To isolate your concern, we'll need the following information:

• What exactly the error message are you getting?
• How do you set up Remote Desktop connection?

To check if you are doing it right, make sure Remote Desktop settings is turned on using Windows 10. To check, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key.
• Type Allow remote access to your computer.
• On the Remote tab,under Remote Assistance, check Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer.
• Under Remote Desktop, check Allow remote connections to this computer.
  
• Click OK.

To check if Remote Desktop is set up on Windows 7, follow the steps below:

• Go to Control Panel.
  
• Click System and Security.
• Click System.
• On the left pane, click Remote settings.
• On the Remote tab, under Remote Assistance, check Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer.
• Under Remote Desktop, check Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
• Click OK.

Afterwards, you may now go ahead and start the Remote Desktop connection.

Let us know how it goes.