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SBS 2011 remote access clipboard

I am setting up an SBS 2011 server. It is up at a client site and I am finishing things off remotely. I cannot copy from the SBS 2011 server through the RDP session. I can't copy files or text.

In GPO I have set "Do not allow clipboard redirection" to disabled. I confirmed through group policy results that this setting has been applied.

In RDP-tcp properties client settings clipboard is unchecked and greyed out. This is what I expect since it has been disabled in GPO.

Why can't I copy between remote sessions like I could in server 2008.

Rob Williams

When connecting to SBS 2011 the connecting user has to enable clipboard functionality and it is somewhat hidden. It is nicely outlined here:
https://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2011/04/24/looking-for-your-clipboard.aspx

Cris Hanna

The option is still there..it's just not the default
When you get to the screen to connect to a computer on the RWA screen
Click on the link at the bottom "Connect to more computers"
At the top of the next screen, click on Remote Desktop Options

ajdratch

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At this time I cannot use RWW since users are using RWW on the old server. I have to use mstsc to get in

Cris Hanna

I would change the setting from disabled to not configured then run gpupdate /force at a command prompt on the server

ajdratch

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It didn't work as not configured and according to everything I read, disable allows the clipboard to work over an RDP session

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ajdratch

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I really over thought this one. Somehow the setting got unchecked on my remote desktop client.

I'm wondering if that could have been caused when I first remoted into that server? Maybe that cleared the box?

Anyway thanks