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remote desktop connection - identity of remote computer cannot be verified

when trying to rdp to a win 7 pc, it shows "identity of remote computer cannot be verified. do you want to connect anyway?
the remote computer could not be authenticated due to problems with its security certificate. it may be unsafe to proceed."

there is a button 'view certificate' in which after clicking, we can choose to install it. it says the certificate issued from the remote computer. how do we know if the certificate is indeed issued from the remote computer?  when try to check from the remote computer using certmgr.msc, unable to find the certificate issued by it.
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Check date and time settings are same between rdp machine and win 7 machine. If all are same, then change registry value.

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\SecurityLayer = 1
change to 0
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deadman, why need to change the registry value when date and time the same?
VB ITS, thanks for the info
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Hi  i seem to have the same issue, everything was setup and working prefectley for over a year, now i cannot connect to our server and get this same message plus "the remote computer requires network level authenticationm which your computer does not support!!!!. My machine is a domain pc and running windows 8.1pro. server is sbs2011.

Was working fine until yesterday after a windows 8.1 update!.
You need to change the Remote Desktop settings on the computer you are trying to connect to.

- In Control Panel open System
- Click Remote settings
- Change the Remote Desktop setting to Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
User generated image- Click OK when done
- Try connecting remotely again
Thanks. The pc is our server that has changed. running sbs 2011. Is there a reason this would stop working when its worked fine for over a year.
Sorry, can't tell you why this would have changed in your environment. Perhaps one of your colleagues logged into the server and accidentally changed the setting while they were troubleshooting the remote access issues?