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Multitasking Hotkeys Do Not Work in Terminal Server Session

Article ID: 187067

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

This article was previously published under Q187067

SUMMARY

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The normal task-switching hotkey combinations for Microsoft Windows operating systems, such as Windows NT, Windows 9x, and so on, are not passed through the Terminal Server client session to the Terminal Server. However, alternative key combinations are provided on the Terminal Server Client to offer the same functionality:

ALT+PGUP = ALT+TAB
ALT+PGDN = ALT+SHIFT+TAB
ALT+INSERT = ALT+ESC
ALT+HOME = CTRL+ESC
ALT+DEL = ALT+SPACEBAR
CTRL+ALT+END = CTRL+ALT+DEL

SYMPTOMS

When using multitasking hotkeys, such as ALT+TAB, within a Terminal Server session, the keystroke combination is processed on the local desktop that is running the Terminal Server client software, task switching back to the Windows 95/Windows NT desktop, rather than between applications in the Terminal Server client session.

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