How to Ctrl Alt Del with a Mac and Microsoft Remote Desktop
#mac #remotedesktop #password #microsoft
TL;DR: press: fn + ctrl + option + delete
In my current company coworkers need to change their password every 6 Months. Which does not improve the security of the company but it's still there.
The problem: Our developer computers are in a complete independent network, to access our company network we can only use a VPN and a remote desktop client to a virtual Windows machine. Problem is i recently got a mac and needed to change my password in the remote desktop session, but every settings ui is currently blocked. Therefore i needed to press ctrl + alt + del to access the password change ui. But my mac keyboard does not have a dedicated delete button.
The solution:
fn + ctrl + option + delete
must be used instead.
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Tried fn-control-option-rightarrow, but that didn't work. Neither did control-option-delete.
- Edited by David Gero Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:49 PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:47 PM
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Hi,
If you are using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection to access a windows (virtual) machine, you should use the following keys: Fn + Ctrl + Opt + Delete
(function-control-option-delete), also as shown in the picture below:Best Regards,
Alvin Wang
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If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact .- Marked as answer by David Gero Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:19 PM
Thursday, February 9, 2017 7:58 AM