Keyboard Shortcuts
While you’re connected, you might want to use keyboard shortcuts such as Alt+Tab to switch between applications and Windows Logo+R to run a command. This can confuse Windows, which won’t know whether to switch applications on the local computer or the remote computer. There are three ways to make the Alt and Windows special functions act on the remote computer:
• Put the remote connection window into Full Screen mode. Then, all Windows keys will be sent to the remote computer, except Ctrl+Alt+Del. To send Ctrl+Alt+Del, press Ctrl+Alt+End.
• Before you make the connection, view the Local Resources options page and set Apply Windows Key Combinations to On the Remote Computer. (And, as before, this fixes all but Ctrl+Alt+Del.) ...
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