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Hello Robert,

Thank you for your message.

Please note that despite its name, the Beta version is still a fully functional release as it only contains bug fixes and improvements for the previous Remote Utilities versions. A full list of Release notes is available here.

Alternatively, you can also try using a non-installable Agent and Portable Viewer of the latest 6.12 Beta 2 version first, to see if the issue persists when using the most recent version. We always recommend that our users try updating to the most recent update available as the issue might have already been fixed in the release.

Hope that helps.

Hello Nijel,

Thank you for your input.

Hopefully, other users who experience the same issue will find it helpful.

James, please consider using the Classic Shell solution suggested above by Nijel. Perhaps, it might help in resolving the issue with the Start Menu sizing for the laptops with a closed lid.

Please let us know if you have other questions. We're happy to assist!

Hello Nijel,

I installed 6.12 Beta 2 host and the typing problem seems to be resolved now.

I'm glad to hear that we were able to help and it works for you now!

I was unable to reproduce the crash but I will keep launching viewer from linux terminal each time I use it & will hopefully have something to share soon.

In case if you will be able to reproduce the issue once again, please feel free to send us the terminal output. You can send it to support@remoteutilities.com or create a ticket and attach the file to the ticket.

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Hello Nijel and James,

Thank you for your messages.

I checked on the issue with our developers - even though we have managed to reproduce it, unfortunately, it's caused by something in the Windows OS's update itself, rather than something in the program. Like I've mentioned earlier in the thread, Remote Utilities only works in a console session and displays exactly what is shown on a remote machine. Unfortunately, in this situation, we can only recommend referring to the Microsoft support service as the issue occurred after the 2004 OS update. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Nijel, thank you for your input. Indeed, enabling the Use legacy capture mode feature usually helps in resolving similar issues. However, in this case, the issue is caused by some changes that were applied to the way the Start menu is displayed after updating to the Windows' 2004 patch.

Please let us know if you have other questions.

Hello Nijel,

Thank you for your message.

Could you please clarify what version of Remote Utilities Host is used on the remote machine? In case if you use version 6.10.10.0, please try updating your remote Host to the latest 6.12 Beta 2 version - there was a similar issue in the previous versions of Remote Utilities with some keys not working on a remote computer in some circumstances, which was fixed in the most recent Beta version releases.
The 6.12 Beta 2 version is available for the download on this page.

The host window loads briefly and then the Viewer and Host windows crash. After the first crash, subsequently launching the viewer and connecting to a host will crash the viewer again. Restarting the computer seems to resolve this but it has happened a few times at least.

Could you please let me know if you receive any error messages when the Viewer crashes? Does the issue occur when connecting to any of the Hosts in your address book?

We will additionally test both of these issues to see if we can reproduce them, so we can implement fixes in our future updates.

I'll keep you updated on the issues.

Hello Ralf,

Of course, please feel free to let us know if there are any updates on the issue or if you have more questions.

We're happy to assist.

Hello Robert,

Thank you for your message.

Before we proceed to further troubleshooting, could you please try updating your Remote Utilities to the latest version of Remote Utilities - as of this writing, it's 6.12.2.0. The latest releases contain a lot of improvements and bug fixes, so the issue you're experiencing might have already been fixed in these updates.

The 6.12.2.0 version is available for the download on this page.
When updating Remote Utilities, please make sure to update both Host/Agent and Viewer as the version mismatch might lead to performance issues and some features not working.

Please let us know if the issue persists even after updating both Host and Viewer to the 6.12.2.0 version.

Hello Ralf,

Thank you for your patience.

I checked with our developers on the issue - this is expected behavior and it's caused by the way the RDP client is configured on the server machines. Unfortunately, according to our Support Policy, we cannot assist you in resolving hardware issues or issues with third-party software. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Hello Ralf,

Thank you for the clarification.

Could you please clarify if the terminal session you select is active? Please, note that when you want to switch between terminal sessions using the toolbar, the sessions must be active, i.e. running. You cannot create terminal sessions with Remote Utilities, only switch to existing ones.

In addition, I've forwarded the issue to our developers and asked for their input on this.

I'll get back to you with an update soon.

Hello Ralf,

Thank you for your message.

Could you please clarify if, perhaps, you're using the RDP Connection mode when connecting to the remote Host machine? If this is the case, then please try using the Full Control Connection mode instead.
Please note that when using the Full Control and View connection mode you can simply switch to a desired terminal session on the Full Control window's toolbar ("Terminal user switch" icon):


Hope that helps.