
By specifying this complete path we can launch connection manager. It is usually installed in the path C:\Program Files\Remote Desktop Connection Manager\RDCman.exe. There is no Run command for opening remote desktop connection manager directly. These commands work on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2003/2008 operating systems. mstsc /v:computername Run command to specify remote desktop connection settings using a rdp file mstsc RDP_filenameĪ RDP file can be created using the ‘ Save As‘ button in the General tab in mstsc(Remote desktop connection client) window. mstsc /f Run command for specifying the remote computer name from the command itself Run command for opening remote desktop session in full screen modeĪdd /f switch to the command. This command can be run from command prompt or from Run window. To do this we need to add /console switch to the mstsc command.

This allows us to login back to the same user session if we already have one. To avoid this we can open a connection to the console.

Mstsc commandĮvery time we connect to the server it opens a new user session. A computer running Windows server edition can support remote sessions for multiple users at the same time. A system running Windows 7/Windows 10 allows only one remote desktop connection at a time, means only one remote user can work on it any time.
