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Hello John,

Thank you for the clarification.

I'm using the server operated by Remote Utilities, not one running on my own machine, so I don't think I can see its logs - or can I?

Yes, sorry for misleading, I misunderstood this part of your message, thought that you've meant the self-hosted server. You are right, in order to check the Host logs you need to be able to connect to the remote Host machine.

Could you please also let me know if you mean something that would show when the Host was online for the last time? If this is the case, then we plan to implement such a feature: a column in the Viewer that will show when the Host was online for the last time, so it would help to troubleshoot some connection issues like the one you've described above. We already have this feature in our wishlist, but, unfortunately, cannot provide any specific ETA on it.

Let me know if you have more questions.

Hello Rafael,

Thank you for your message.

Could you please clarify if you mean hiding the Host icon from the system tray? If this is the case, hiding the Host icon from the system tray is not possible for security reasons. We discontinued this feature since version 6.3.0.4.

However, if you don’t want the remote user to stop or restart the Host, enable the Hide Stop Host and Restart Host menu items option in the Host settings, on the Interface tab:

You can also learn more about Host Settings here: https://www.remoteutilities.com/support/docs/host-options/#Interface


Hope that helps.

Hello Rafael,

Thank you for your message.

Remote Host and Agent modules do not require registration. You're only required to register the Viewer. Please refer to this tutorial on registering the program for more information.

Hope that helps.

Hello John,

Thank you for your message.

Of course, you can check it either in the Host logs or in the RU Server logs. You can find the RU Server connection logs in the following location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Server\stat and the Host logs are located here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\Logs\.

Also, you can check what Hosts are listening to the Server on the Idle tab of the Server's Admin Console. If there are currently any connections that are established using the server, they are shown on the Active tab of the Admin Console.

Hope that helps.

Hello Muhammad,

Thank you for your message.

We definitely plan to implement this feature in our future updates, but, unfortunately, we cannot provide any specific ETA yet.

Please let me know if you have other questions.

Hello James,

Thank you for the provided details.

I checked with our developers. Unfortunately, we couldn't reproduce the issue in our environment. The issue might be caused by some specific rights/permissions that are set on your computer.

Please let me know if you have other questions.

Hello James,

Thank you for your message.

I'm glad to hear it works for you now!
I also tried both options: running the Viewer as an administrator fr om the Portable Viewer folder and running it from the shortcut I created on the desktop - both ways work as expected.

However, I have forwarded the issue to our developers and asked for their input on what might be causing the issue. Could you please let me know what Windows OS do you use on the machine wh ere you've encountered the issue?

Looking forward to your reply.

Hello Mishal,

Thank you for your message.

You're absolutely right. As Conrad has mentioned above, this is indeed a known issue, and it's related to how the RDP works together with RU, specifically the Internet-ID tunnel. We will try to fix this issue in our future updates.

Please let me know if you have other questions.

Hello Matthew,

Thank you for your message.

This issue might be caused by the Host installation folder being somehow corrupted by some firewall/antivirus software since you've mentioned that the issue occurred when the PCs were added to the domain. Please check if there are rfusclient.exe and rutserv.exe files in the Remote Utilities Host installation folder: C:\Program Files(x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\. Also, here's a relatable KB article on troubleshooting the Host service.

If the Host installation folder was corrupted, it's best to completely uninstall the program and then install it from scratch. You can push-install the Host across your Windows network using GPO or the Remote Install tool.
Also, it's highly recommended that you add the Host installation folder to the antivirus/firewall software exceptions list to avoid future problems in this regard.

Hope that helps.

Hello Mishal,

Thank you for your message.

The issue you've encountered is related to the keep-alive settings on the terminal side. As a temporary workaround please try changing the keep-alive settings or use one of the standard Remote Utilities connection modes instead of RDP.

I'm sorry if this makes the program less useful for you.