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Windows 7: Remote Desktop licensing protocol error

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Windows 7 runs Remote Desktop Protocol version 7 (RDP 7). Since moving to Windows 7, we have encountered the following problem:

Remote Desktop Connection - The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server administrator.

There was little useful information online about this error, and a client was reinstalled in an attempt to resolve it. Eventually, a simpler solution restored remote connections. The problem was on the client, not the Remote Desktop or terminal server.

Run Remote Desktop Connection as administrator

Right-click the Remote Desktop Connection shortcut in the Start menu and select Run As Administrator once. Log on as Administrator and connect to the remote system.

Reboot the client. The RDP connection will then work for a regular user as well.

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  1. Tony Kriskovich

    Ivan,

    Thanks for this! I spent too much time on this and to find out such a simple solution.

    Thanks again for the writeup!

    Tony

  13. haaris

    thank you so much from helping me i was thing to formate the PC .

    thankyou so much one again , from save my time. this was realy simple method ...