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Copy/Paste Not Working in RDP


Copy/Paste Not Working in RDP


If Copy/Paste is not working at all in RDP, it could be due to a few reasons:

  1. GPO policies on remote machine are preventing copy/paste
  2. User deactivated Clipboard functionality when initialy prompted
  3. Windows rdpclip process is having issues. See below steps to remediate.
  • Open task manager
  • Go to Processes Tab
  • Select rdpclip.exe
  • Select End Process
  • Go to Application Tab
  • Select New Process
  • Type rdpclip
  • Press Ok


Updated on: 08/03/2023

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