Comments on: Windows 7 Remote Desktop Scrollbars

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:55:09 +0000

Sweet, glad the post helped you and thanks for that link.

By: John

John — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:34:01 +0000

Thank you!!! I use multiple saved RDP shortcuts for multiple customers and servers. It was extremely annoying to have to deal with this. I am very grateful for you posting this solution.

BTW http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms632612.aspx has the details on each parameter of that string, if you are curious.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:03:15 +0000

I was also trying to use the same trick on a rdp file. However, it seems this approach only works if the size of the rdp session is smaller than one of your monitors. I’ve got 3 monitors (1024×768) and the most left one is the main display. I’m trying to start the rdp on the 2nd and 3rd screen by using the following settings:

desktopwidth:i:2040
desktopheight:i:735
winposstr:s:0,1,1025,0,2040,735

The problem here is when the rdp session starts, it starts at the position 1025,0 with the size 2040×735, but always has the scroll bar on both side, meaning I have to drag the bottom right corner of the rdp window to expand it to the actual 2040×735.

Does anyone know a solution to it?

By: Nan

Nan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:43:25 +0000

Success! Not sure what I did wrong before, but I went back to the original settings and then edited again as in the instructions above. I connected via Remote Desktop, logged in, and set the window to maximize, and now I see the whole window with the drop-down bar for pin/min/max/close. Thank you!!

By: Nan

Nan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:35:59 +0000

I can see the START and Task Bar. Sorry, my mistake. However, I still have some scrolling, and need to scroll down to see Start and the Task Bar, and then scroll up to see the top of whatever program I open. I continue to try tweaking the figures.
Thanks

By: Nan

Nan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:14:43 +0000

Thank you, Adam. I did find the file. I was looking for something like rdp.ini (rdp.*) rather than *.rdp. I edited Default.rdp as directed above, and the scroll bars are longer. Horizontal is almost full screen; vertical still has scrolling. But worse, when I scroll as far down as possible, I don’t get to the task bar. I’m sure I just need to tweak some of those numbers and will fool around with it, but if you know the cause, I’d appreciate it. My edited default.rdp is:
screen mode id:i:2
desktopwidth:i:1024
desktopheight:i:768
session bpp:i:16
winposstr:s:0,1,50,50,1114,858
full address:s:227-OPNED-0
compression:i:1
keyboardhook:i:2
audiomode:i:0
redirectdrives:i:0
redirectprinters:i:1
redirectcomports:i:0
redirectsmartcards:i:1
displayconnectionbar:i:1
autoreconnection enabled:i:1
username:s:Administrator
domain:s:227-OPNED-0
alternate shell:s:
shell working directory:s:
disable wallpaper:i:1
disable full window drag:i:1
disable menu anims:i:1
disable themes:i:0
disable cursor setting:i:0
bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:35:24 +0000

@Nancy

It depends. The Default RDP session is save in your Documents Library. You will need to show hidden files and folders (Organize –> Folder and search options –> View –> Show hidden files, folders, and drives) to see the Default.rdp file.

Otherwise the rdp files is wherever you saved it to…

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:05:50 +0000

Step #1: Open the saved RDP session in notepad (it’s really just a text file).

? what’s the name of the file? I searched all of C: for rdp.* and couldn’t find it.

By: jules

jules — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:29:27 +0000

worked well for me, thanks
everytime I moved a windows that was maximised (eg 1024 x 768 RDP window on a 1650 x 1080 desktop), if I moved it from the top left then scrool bars appeared.. the above suggestion prevented this.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:37:52 +0000

@Computer Repair Geek

No problem.

By: Computer Repair Geek

Computer Repair Geek — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:54:23 +0000

Thanks for the info, clear and helpfull GO WONDOWS

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:51:52 +0000

@Bob Bradfield

I had tried the “prevent windows from being automatically arranged…” before the fix I posted but it did not resolve the issue of the RDP windows from opening to small.

By: Bob Bradfield

Bob Bradfield — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:42:55 +0000

Control Panel/Ease of Access Center/Make the Mouse Easier to Use

Place a check in the box ‘PREVENT WINDOWS FROM BEING AUTOMATICALLY ARRANGED WHEN MOVED TO THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN”

Took me a while to find this. You are right, this was a PAIN.