Cleaning Up Remote Desktop History

Microsoft really doesn’t care about small details; these little problems are probably ancient legacy issues.

Steps

1. Clean up the configuration file

There is a Default.rdp in the Documents directory, which stores the configuration of the last connection. Deleting it can clear the default display, but it will be created again the next time you connect to Remote Desktop, so it is not very meaningful.

2. Delete shortcut connections

Right-click the Remote Desktop icon, and you can see the recent connection records; right-click and delete them.

3. Clean up the Remote Desktop host dropdown list

Open the following path in the registry:

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计算机\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default

The values starting with MRU on the right side are the history records; delete the ones you don’t want.

4. Clean up the saved usernames of Remote Desktop

Open the following path in the registry:

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计算机\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Servers

Expand this directory to see the saved usernames; delete the ones you don’t want.

5. Delete network drive mapping history

Open the following path in the registry:

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计算机\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Map Network Drive MRU

Delete the ones you don’t want on the right side.