Microsoft fixes Windows 11 Remote Desktop failures affecting non-admin users with Administrator protection
PATCHMicrosoftredteam/daily · 3 sources
- Severity
- Low
- Sources
- 3
What happened
Microsoft has fixed a bug in Windows 11 that stopped ordinary users from connecting to other computers using Remote Desktop. The problem only happened when a security feature called Administrator protection was switched on. The fix arrived in updates released on or after 28 October 2026.
Like I’m new · Written by AI from 3 sources · Wrong?
What to do
- Install the update through the product’s usual update setting.
General advice for this kind of story
Full story timeline · 3 updates
- Thu 29 OctoberMicrosoft fixes Remote Desktop failures caused by recent Windows updatesBleepingComputer
- Fri 30 OctoberMicrosoft Fixes Remote Desktop Connection Failures Following Recent UpdatesCyber Security News
- Microsoft Releases Emergency Fix for Windows 11 Remote Desktop Connection FailuresGBHackers
Who reported · 3 outlets
BleepingComputerCyber Security NewsGBHackers
Who and what is in it
Companies
Products