Remote Desktop Keyboard Layout NL Us Intl correctly

Question

The layout of the keyboard in remote deskop is wrong.

Reproduce:

• Remote PC: Dutch language, US International Keyboard
• Host PC: Dutch Language, Us International Keyboard

Use the Windows Store Remote Desktop app

What happens:
The special keys are wrong: / becomes =, - becomes / and all other special keys are changed too.

Using the Remote Desktop Connection native app: the keyboard layout is mapping characters correctly

Workaround:
On the Host Install the English (UK) language pack and switch to English language. Select the English (Netherlands) with United States - International Keyboard.

This has been reported before in archived forums, but never solved:

• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/w10-wrong-keyboard-layout-in-remote-desktop/0ec13a4d-4c69-4976-84d3-19d206af2bc8
• https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/Lync/en-US/66b9cb03-3c65-4df2-bb0f-be7ceaaa78f2/wrong-keyboard-input-microsoft-remote-desktop?forum=win10itprogeneral

Question: is there a setting or workaround that does not involve changing keyboards or language?

Answer 1

Hi,

May I know the OS version of your Host PC and remote PC? Are they windows system or are they MacOS?

We found there is a third party product which may help to configure Non-US English Keyboards with RDP. Please check if it helps you.

Using Non-US English Keyboards with RDP
http://docs.eggplantsoftware.com/ePF/using/epf-using-non-us-english-keyboards.htm

Please Note: The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a company that is independent of Microsoft. We make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Thanks,
Eleven