How to Remove Saved RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Credentials in Windows 11/10 [Solution]
12How to Remove Saved RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Credentials in Windows 11/10 [Solution]
The built-in Windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) client (mstsc.exe) saves the remote computer name (or IP address) and the username that is used to login after each successful connection to the remote computer. On the next start, the RDP client offers the user to select one of the connections that was used previously. The user can select the name of the RDS/RDP host from the list, and the client automatically fills the username used earlier for login.
This is convenient from the end-user perspective, but unsafe from the security point of view. Especially when you connect to your RDP server from a public or untrusted computer.
Information about all RDP (terminal) sessions is stored individually in the registry hive of each user, i.e. a non-admin won’t be able to view the RDP connection history of another user.
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Remote Desktop Protocol, or just RDP, is a special network protocol which allows a user to establish a connection between two computers and access the Desktop of a remote host. It is used by Remote Desktop Connection. The local computer is often referred to as the "client". In this tutorial, we'll see how to remove saved credentials for an RDP connection in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.