Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1 Installing SP1 (update KB976932) disables Remote Desktop functionality (System Properties/Remote tab will not show the "Remote Desktop" Section under the "Remote Assistance" section). The issue is known to MS. Manually changing the registry keys [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server] "AllowRemoteRPC"=dword:00000001 "fDenyTSConnections"=dword:00000000 will not help. Removing SP1 (update KB976932) brings things back to work. Does anyone know a way to keep using RDP with Windows7 Enterprise x64 after installing SP1? Is it a strategy from MS to prevent people to use it correctly? According to my experiments this happens only on the Enterprise edition.

I have the same problem and my problem is that i used Windows 7 SP1 slipstream cd so i cant even uninstall sp1.. Any way to get it working?

Hi, What error message did you receive when you use RDP after installing SP1 package? @EwilWasp What error message did you met when you uninstall SP1?Leo Huang TechNet Community Support

Intresting issue. I see that some other people are having problem with that as well. http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/149496-remote-desktop-doesnt-work-after-upgrade-sp1.html However i have windows 7 enterprise 64 bit running on my laptop and i am fine. (and everyone else in my organization) Is it possible that your download for sp1 was corrupted/incomplete and as a result you are seeing issues now with it. I would try following: Uninstall sp1 Stop windows update service delete "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution" folder Start windows update service Run windows updates to scan for new updates (wuauclt /detectnow) Install SP1

Hi, What error message did you receive when you use RDP after installing SP1 package? @EwilWasp What error message did you met when you uninstall SP1? 1. It's not an error message. Simply there is no more RDP (Host) functionality. The issue is known and documented by Microsoft, and I have the feeling that it is not a "bug" at all. If you click on the sevenforums link from Brano Lukic, you will see how it appears on the "System Properties/Remote tab". 2. I don't get any error message when I uninstall SP1. It brings RDP just back to work.

Intresting issue. I see that some other people are having problem with that as well. http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/149496-remote-desktop-doesnt-work-after-upgrade-sp1.html However i have windows 7 enterprise 64 bit running on my laptop and i am fine. (and everyone else in my organization). Is it possible that your download for sp1 was corrupted/incomplete and as a result you are seeing issues now with it. I would find it very strange, because I had the same behavior on 3 machines that are absolutely independent from each other, and download updates separately. Furthermore, when I investigated the problem, I even found somewhere an official document from MS, saying that on this version RDP will be disabled by SP1, but maybe I am just not remembering it correctly. Are you sure that your systems are "Enterprise" and not "Professional"? On the Pro version everything is running fine. I would try following: Uninstall sp1 Stop windows update service delete "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution" folder Start windows update service Run windows updates to scan for new updates (wuauclt /detectnow) Install SP1 This is an interesting try. On one of these three machines I actually don't need RDP, so next weekend I will perform your suggestion, then I'll let you know what happens.

Yes, it is the enterprise version. Give it a try and see how it goes.

Dear Brano, as promised I followed the procedure that you have suggested. As you can see, after removing SP1 everything was working properly. then I downloaded the SP1 for this architecture (file windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe to be precise) so that I am sure that there were no issues with downloading corrupted files. I also stopped windows update service, cancelled the folder "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution", restarted the machine, and installed SP1. But as you can see I am back at the starting point: I guess we need someone really deep in detail with the operating system to clear this matter out. Any other reasonable idea is welcome.

This definitely seems to be a problem with the SP1. I have even seen some posts where the same has happened on the server 2008. Strangely enough I just checked my home computer and I can see the same. Although in my case this is “Windows 7 Home Premium” and this seems to be expected behaviour for this version of windows based on what I have found on the internet. However everything still works for me. I can start it by running “mstsc.exe” and I can connect to any server that I need to. What I am thinking is that SP1 has read your version of windows incorrectly and applied itself as if your version was Home not Professional or Enterprise.

However everything still works for me. I can start it by running “mstsc.exe” and I can connect to any server that I need to. wait: this is not an issue for me. As a client, nothing bad happens. I am only talking about "RDP host" functionality. What I am thinking is that SP1 has read your version of windows incorrectly and applied itself as if your version was Home not Professional or Enterprise. ...this your thinking is very interesting, and gave me another idea. I'll be back here as soon as I will have enough time to investigate it. Do you have any idea how the Service Pack detects the installed windows version? I have checked the registry, and so far it looks ok: [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] AGTSType: 13 58 69 4b BuildGUID: 88d81fad-ae17-4763-bedf-d807eb219bd3 BuildLab: 7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503 BuildLabEx: 7600.16841.amd64fre.win7_gdr.110622-1503 CSDBuildNumber: 1 CurrentBuild: 7600 CurrentBuildNumber: 7600 CurrentType: Multiprocessor Free CurrentVersion: 6.1 EditionID: Enterprise InstallationType: Client ProductId: 00426-OEM-8992662-00006 Can you compare this values with yours? It will take some time, but... ...maybe we can get to something that can be "marked as a solution"!!!

Have you checked the Services listing to see if the Remote Desktop service is running?

Has anyone found a solution to this?

Is this issue really impossible to solve? Removing SP1 fixes the issue, but that is just not a suitable option.

Is this issue really impossible to solve? Removing SP1 fixes the issue, but that is just not a suitable option. The issue is actually solved: this problem happens when Windows has not been correctly activated (i.e. via crack or similar stuff). I tried the whole thing on the same system but correctly activated, and there are no issues on RDP functionality after SP1. P.S.: please, mark the post "as answer" if you agree with that

The issue is actually solved: this problem happens when Windows has not been correctly activated (i.e. via crack or similar stuff). I tried the whole thing on the same system but correctly activated, and there are no issues on RDP functionality after SP1. P.S.: please, mark the post "as answer" if you agree with that I am experiencing this issue on a legally activated version of Windows 7 Enterprise.

For me it was resolved next way: run cmd or powershell with administrative permissions and enter next command: slmgr.vbs -ipk <your windows license key> After reboot the problem gone.