Method 1 – Ctrl+Alt+End on an On-Screen Keyboard:
The on-screen keyboard approach, a popular method, is to use the On-Screen Keyboard of the remote device. Of course you have to previously enable remote connections and create a remote user.
Once you have opened the remote session, the utility for this method can be accessed by following these steps:
- Open the Start menu of the remote session and navigate to the “Accessories” folder.
- Click on “Ease of Access” and select “On-Screen Keyboard.” (You may also like to search for OSK in the menu-bar. This should yield the same result.)
- Once the On-Screen Keyboard appears, click the Ctrl, Alt, and Del keys in sequence to send the command to the remote desktop session.
NB: If you have trouble opening the start menu due to mouse interference, command Alt+Home should open it anyhow.
Method 2 – Ctrl+Alt+End on a Hardware Keyboard:
The Ctrl+Alt+End shortcut is another method. It consists in using the Ctrl+Alt+End key- combination instead. This emulates the “Ctrl+Alt+Del” command within a remote desktop session.
Note there is another possibility within this method if you have a part-size keyboard or small laptop (There, End is not on the right-hand 1 key since the number-pad is absent. It is often by the arrows in that case.). It is to use the Fn key in combination with Del. This two-key pair generally still sends the “Ctrl+Alt+Del” command to remote Terminal Servers. Follow these steps once you have set- up a remote connection and that the remote session is active:
- Ensure your active window is the open remote device session (for example by clicking on the remote desktop screen).
- Press Ctrl+Alt+End simultaneously to send the “Ctrl+Alt+Del” command to the remote session.