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How do I hit ctrl-alt-break, for RDT in a window?

Somehow, I accidently had all my RDT sessions in windows instead of full screens. And all nicely-sized windows at that, with each window showing the full screen of the remote computer, from taskbar all the way to the top of the screen.

I don't know how I got into that situation, but I read somewhere how to get back to full-screen, using ctrl-alt-pause.

Now, I would really like to get back to those nicely sized windows, but ctrl-alt-pause doesn't take me back there! It takes me from RDT-full-screen to RDT-in-a-window, but the RDT session in the window is NOT correctly sized.

I searched EE and found this:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22874050/Switching-remote-desktop-between-full-screen-and-window.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+desktop+full+remot+screen+window

which incorrectly suggests ctrl-alt-end (which is actually sending a ctrl-alt-del to the RDT session), but it did provide a link to this:

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000570.html

which says that ctl-alt-pause gets you an unsized RDT window

and ctrl-alt-break gets you a CORRECTLY SIZED RDT window

My problem is, with all my Dell keyboards, the Pause and Break key are the same key, with a line drawn between the Pause and the Break, suggesting that there is somehow a way to toggle this key between pause and break.

I haven't found the way.

I'd love to be able to send a ctrl-alt-break to my RDT sessions and get back to my nicely sized windows which SOMEHOW I stumbled on accidentally a few days ago but now can't return to.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me on this.

sam_coer

Pause will be written in white colour and break in Light violet colour. If u will press directly pause will work if u press it with 'Fn' key (next to left Ctrl key) break will work. All light violet coloured keys work while presiing with Fn key

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ASKER

Across the bottom of my keyboard:

Ctrl Windows Alt Spacebar Alt Windows MenuKey Ctrl LeftArrow DownArrow RightArrow 0 Del Enter

(MenuKey pops up a little onscreen edit menu, copy, paste, etc.)

I don't see any "Function" key.

sam_coer

ok I told according to my laptop. Have u just tried pressing CTRL+ALT+PAUSE/BREAK without worrying abt pressing break

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ASKER

CTRL+ALT+PAUSE/BREAK toggles between RDT fullscreen and RDT windowed, but the desktop in the window is not correctly sized

CTRL+ALT+PAUSE/BREAK acts exactly as CTRL+ALT+PAUSE as described here:

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000570.html

what I need is CTRL+ALT+BREAK

and evidently I somehow did it by accident but now I can't duplicate it (and I've hit a LOT of key combos!)

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Using the virtual keyboard gives the same result.

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ASKER

I finally hit on what I originally did to get the sized window:

Use RDT to connect to a computer. Then use either the resize box in the upper right or the ctrl-alt-pause/break key to put the RDT connection into a window on the local computer.

Then, drag the lower right corner of the window down and to the right as far as it will go. It will give you a sized-window that you can see from top to bottom but still operates like a window on your local desktop (you can use alt-tab to go back and forth to it, for example).

That's it. Thanks for your help. Especially the virtual keyboard. I never knew about that.