Reinstall Remote Desktop: Connection
The official "paper" or guide for reinstalling the Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe) app in Windows involves downloading the specific installer for your system architecture and running it manually. How to Reinstall Remote Desktop Connection
Once the system has restarted, you can reinstall the application: reinstall remote desktop connection
- Checking firewall settings: Ensure that the firewall is not blocking RDC connections.
- Verifying network connectivity: Check that your network connection is stable and working properly.
- RDC client updates: Ensure that your RDC client is up to date.
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *RemoteDesktop* | Foreach Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
- Execute this command to check for corruption:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth - Then run the restore:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth - After DISM completes (this takes 10-20 minutes), run:
SFC /SCANNOW - Restart your PC.