RDP connection to one remote computer with two different accounts

Question

_{Tuesday, May 24, 2016 6:19 PM}

I use RDP to connect to a remote server.  On Windows 7, I was able to save my usernames and passwords for the remote server in the RDP file itself, rather than via the credential manager.  This was necessary, because the credential manager only allowed one username+password to be saved for each remote computer, and I need to use several different login credentials for different aspects of the remote server.

I now have three computers running windows 10.  On the ones which I upgraded from windows 7, the RDP files from windows 7 files still work.  When I open them for editing, it still says "The credentials in the RDP file currently in use will be used to connect ...", see image. 

The problem I have is that on my new Windows 10 computer, I can't get this behaviour.  The credentials stored in an RDP file only work on the computer where the credentials were originally saved, so I can't just copy the RDP files from one computer to another.  When I open the RDP file for editing on the new Windows 10 computer, I can configure it to save credentials, but is always uses the Credentials Manager which still only allows one username+password for each remote server.  Having saved credentials, on reopening the RDP file for editing it says "Saved credentials will be used ...", see image, but all RDP files show the same username.

How can I either:

(1) Save credentials in the RDP file using the new Windows 10 computer, so that I can save more than a single username+password? Or

(2) Configure the credentials manager to work with RDP in such a way that it can remember more than one username+password for a remote computer?

Thanks, Paul

All replies (2)

_{Wednesday, May 25, 2016 3:22 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi Paul,

Yes, as you said, I do the same test on my Windows 10 machine and get the same result.

The RDP only saves one credential for one remote computer. If I use another account to remote the same computer, the new credential will replace original credential. Even though I save two .rdp files for one remote computer and these two .rdp files use different accounts, when I open a rdp.file, it still ask me for credential, it’s cumbersome. However, it’s by design, we can’t change it.

Therefore, now I use Remote Desktop Connection Manager to control my remote computers, if you are interested in this tool, get it from here.

Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7

https://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/download/details.aspx?id=44989

Regards

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_{Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:46 PM}

Thanks, although RDCMan.exe is not without it's own glitches.  For example, moving a .rfg file from one computer to another, I knew that the encrypted password wouldn't work, but it didn't let me edit to correct the problem.  It's also got the same problem as the Remote Desktop Connection program (mstsc.exe) regarding connecting a high res window 10 laptop to a windows 2008 server, namely the fonts are tiny and hard to read.  However, mstsc.exe has a zoom which RDCMan.exe doesn't seem to have.

Anyway, thanks for the answer :-).  Kind rgds, Paul