Did anyone consider how this would impact RDS users before rolling it out to millions of people?

Good God, I would  think that after 20 years of doing this you might start getting it right.  I'm not asking for perfections but man, you're trying to roll out something new every 18 months without even fixing the crap in place. 

People are not going to ride this train all the way into the dirt..

Press WindowsKey+R (or get the Run box open) then type OSK (It will open on-screen-keyboard in your remote-remote session). Or open on-screen-keyboard in different way.
Then press on your physical keyboard (not on that on screen!!) ctrl and alt keys. Using your mouse tick DEL key on On-screen-keyboard.
Works well for me :)

I like this solution the most !

Very elegant !!

Very easy to explain to others !

• Proposed as answer by Somesh_SN Friday, September 19, 2014 10:46 AM

Press WindowsKey+R (or get the Run box open) then type OSK (It will open on-screen-keyboard in your remote-remote session). Or open on-screen-keyboard in different way.
Then press on your physical keyboard (not on that on screen!!) ctrl and alt keys. Using your mouse tick DEL key on On-screen-keyboard.
Works well for me :)

Great tip! Akward, but it surely works!

Thanks

A easier way is press Win + Aly + End, try it. Works perfect.

• Edited by Mac_Ma Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:42 AM
• Proposed as answer by Chamin Galappaththi Tuesday, August 26, 2014 9:24 AM

I agree, who decides to use "touch screen" UI on a server???

This truly shows how bad microsoft is. I mean, seriously, you remove the ability to change the password from the user account interface where it clearly states that you will be able to make changes to your account. What changes can you make from this screen that any user would typically make? The fact that there is even a thread dedicated to this is just irritating.

Here is a pro tip for ALL microsoft developers:

Stop reinventing the interfaces

Second pro tip:

Since we all know you can't follow tip one, give people the ability to undo whatever it is that you are about to implement that everyone will hate, but you have justified, in your mind "will be super intuitive and user friendly", because you will be wrong about your assumptions, every time.

Plus, all of the answers are CTRL + ALT + END   ......What about Mac users remoting in????? Just plain stupid UX/UI

• Edited by Microsoft Sux Friday, May 16, 2014 9:00 PM

Mac Via RDP for me this works

CTRL + ALT + Fn + delete

Thanks

Hi.

I am in console name HOME. From console Home i connect to Station A with remote desktop. Then I connect to station B from station A again with Remote Desktop.

Now i want to change station B password. How i can do it?

When I press ALT+CTRL+END the change password for station A appear.

Please help me.

Thanks.

Not exactly a "simple" way, but you can use (in Windows 2012 R2, no Active Directory):

• Start Screen
• Control Panel
• Change Account Type
• Double-Click on the User Account you want to change
• Click Change the password

Julien

Mac Via RDP for me this works

CTRL + ALT + Fn + delete

Ctrl + Alt + F'ing + Delete.... I Love IT!

We had the same issue. Our workaround has been to create a vbs-script and add a shortcut to this cscript into the redicted startmenu of all users.

The script:

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.WindowsSecurity

By far the best option. I don't think most realize how simple this is. Copy the above two lines into a text file, rename to .vbs and put the shortcut in the location of your choosing, i.e. start menu or desktop, etc...

Greate this is works for me Win + Alt + End

I'm happy to see that someone realises you don't want users to remember long key-strings and users simply want to click on a button :)

I had access to a Windows Server 2012 R2 using RDP in a HyperV VM s ctrl+alt+end didn't work. It was "caught" by the VM's OS.

Using your approach with the OSK works well. :-)

Thank you.

Henrik Kim

Not only Mac users but what about remote administration of multiple machines?!

Anybody ever remote desktop through multiple machines? Where does your Ctrl+Alt+End key combination (that's not written anywhere on screen like an actual intuitive interface should) invoke the security screen? On your bounce box or the destination box that you actually want to change your password on?

Ctrl+Alt+End does nothing on my 2012 R2 system and Ctrl+Alt+Del is oh so helpful in saying "To use the commands available when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, click your user tile and choose an option"

After some searching I found 2 workaround solutions at
http://superuser.com/questions/492856/how-can-i-send-a-ctrlaltdelete-through-remote-desktop-in-windows-8

1.) On the first RDP session bring up the on screen keyboard applet (Run -> osk), and click on the second (inner) RDP session, then click back to the keyboard and press CTRL ALT END with your mouse, which should send CTRL ALT END to the second RDP session - Thanks to user Matthew Lock

2.) Press Ctrl+Alt on your physical or on screen keyboard in your first session and click Del on the on screen keyboard in the second session. - Thanks to user Salsengsangma

I fully agree about what these fools get up to. I mean there's the obvious who the hell wants a "Start Menu" that takes over the whole screen? I want to see the stuff I have open while I'm choosing something else to open!@#!@# My remote server, rack of servers or cluster of VMs are not damn touch screen phones! At least there's some good options when you right click the Start button. Yay Microsoft!

:) that was cool! Thanks Richard!

OK.. Yes, CTR,ALT+END will open up the change password dialog if you have a rdp session from a real session.

I work in a VDI environment where we connect through Wyse Terminals to an RDP session into our regular workstation VM's.. We then have to remote from there to a server, which causes the CTR,ALT,END to be picked up by our workstation (because it's a remote session itself)....

What I had to do was open the on-screen-keyboard, hold CTR and ALT on the physical keyboard and click DEL in the On-screen keyboard... opens up the user pw change dialog.

Run the following oneliner:

Powershell -noprofile -nologo -noninteractive -command "(new-object -ComObject shell.application).WindowsSecurity()"

• Proposed as answer by totallycool24 Friday, April 24, 2015 3:08 PM

Works for me !! Thanks Megatronn !!

I found this does not work if remote desktop from another remote desktop. Richard Hlavienka on screen keyboard method works in the scenario.

CTRL-ALT-END doesnt always work and the on screen keyboard just ticks people off

Peter's script is the best solution

This totally works in Server 2012.  Especially when your RDP session is like 2 levels deep.

Powershell -noprofile -nologo -noninteractive -command "(new-object -ComObject shell.application).WindowsSecurity()"

Thanks.

• Edited by totallycool24 Friday, April 24, 2015 3:10 PM

Hi,

Just want to confirm, the question on hand is "while connected to Remote Desktop". Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will login security screen from local machine, not on remote machine.

Regards

Hi,

I can't seem to find "Change Password" when connected to Windows Server 2012 with Remote Desktop. It's totally missing.

Thanks.

I am in the same situation where basically I am jumping from 1 server to another which is a Jumpbox and then I can log on to the third server.

Machine 1(My Laptop) -> Machine 2(JumpBox) -> Machine 3 (Machine which requires the password change)

Now if I press the Ctrl + Alt + End, I see a Windows Security for the Machine 2(Jumpbox) whereas I am trying to change the password for the Machine 3. Now using OSK and doing (Ctrl + Alt on physical keyboard) and click the Del on OSK to get the Windows Security which works but it's a way more tedious than pressing Ctrl, Alt Del.

Has anyone found another solution please let me know.

Old thread, but I'd like to add my $0.02.

If you daisy chain your RDP sessions (login to server1, then RDP to server2), you need to press ctrl-alt-end on server1 to initiate the command on server2.

If you hop to 3 computers, it gets even weirder.

Scenerio: Login to server1, RDP to server2, then RDP to server3.  Server3 is 2012 and you need to change your password there.

Solution: In the Server2 session, bring up OSK (just type OSK from the run or search box, or if on 2012 just type it anywhere on the metro interface).  press ctrl-alt-end using the OSK on server2 (use the on screen keyboard, not your physical keyboard).  This will bring up the password change dialog on server3.  Switch to that RDP session to change your password.

Maybe Microsoft will bring back the "windows security" application from Windows Server 2008 R2.  Then we won't need this on screen keyboard nonsense.

Brilliant!!! Thank you

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! Sorry, I know that was obnoxious, but seriously, I couldn't figure it out. We do have a box in between us and the domain I needed to change the password on so the CTRL+ALT+END did not work.