Shift Key Fails using RDP (Remote Desktop) between Windows 10 and Server 2008 R2

Question

This was a recent issue discovered when new computers were installed. Shift key did not respond while using remote desktop from a Windows 10 computer to our Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise edition server.

The fix;

-Open the Remote Desktop application

-Click down arrow at bottom left of application window "Show Options"

- Select "Local Resources" Tab

• Under "Keyboard" you'll see "Apply Windows key combinations"
• Select dropdown menu and change to "On this computer" and then you are done with this tab
• Select the General Tab
• Under "Connection settings" you have the options to select on of these buttons "Save, Save As..., Open..."
• Select the "Save" button
• You are finished, now test!

Note: if you select either of the other two options the shift key did not respond in my environment.

• "Only when using the full screen"
• "On the remote computer"

I hope this helps someone out :)