Are facing difficulties in making copy paste work from a local computer to a remote computer when using Remote Desktop Client (RDP)? Read this article to find the solution to the copy paste and clipboard issues in remote desktop connections.
I am using a Windows 7 laptop and frequently log in to my remote server running Windows 2008. I connect to local drives from the remote server to copy big files from local computer to the remote server. Sometimes I need to copy paste text using clipboard to remote computer. Copy pasting works pretty well from my desktop or laptop to the server without any problems, if you are using recent versions of remote desktop.
However, once in a while I get a problem with the clipboard sharing with the remote computer. If I copy some text from the local computer in the clipboard and try to paste it in the remote computer using Remote Desktop, it will not paste anything. It shows that there is no text in the clipboard.
Are facing the same problem with clipboard sharing and copy paste not working for you while using remote desktop? Here is the solution to this problem:
The clipboard sharing is handled using a small application running on the remote machine, called "RDPCLIP.EXE". If this application fails to do the job, your clipboard sharing will stop working and you will not be able to copy paste text, data or files from local computer to remote server using remote desktop connection.
Here is how you can solve this problem:
1. Login to remote computer using Remote Desktop (RDP)
2. Open Task Manager in the remote machine
3. Click the "Process" tab
4. Locate a program called "rdpclip.exe"
5. Right click and select "End process" to kill this program
6. Click on "File" menu in the task manager and select "New Task (Run)"
7. Type rdpclip.exe and press the button to start the process.
By killing existing instance of the rdpclip.exe and restarting the program, you can get your copy paste work again in your remote desktop.
However, once in a while I get a problem with the clipboard sharing with the remote computer. If I copy some text from the local computer in the clipboard and try to paste it in the remote computer using Remote Desktop, it will not paste anything. It shows that there is no text in the clipboard.
Are facing the same problem with clipboard sharing and copy paste not working for you while using remote desktop? Here is the solution to this problem:
How to solve copy paste not working issue in Remote Desktop?
The clipboard sharing is handled using a small application running on the remote machine, called "RDPCLIP.EXE". If this application fails to do the job, your clipboard sharing will stop working and you will not be able to copy paste text, data or files from local computer to remote server using remote desktop connection.
Here is how you can solve this problem:
1. Login to remote computer using Remote Desktop (RDP)
2. Open Task Manager in the remote machine
3. Click the "Process" tab
4. Locate a program called "rdpclip.exe"
5. Right click and select "End process" to kill this program
6. Click on "File" menu in the task manager and select "New Task (Run)"
7. Type rdpclip.exe and press the button to start the process.
By killing existing instance of the rdpclip.exe and restarting the program, you can get your copy paste work again in your remote desktop.
