Remote control failed - Error code 7050: The requested session cannot be controlled remotely

Symptom: When attempting to control a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop console session remotely using shadow command, you may receive this error message: "Remote control failed. Error code 7050: The request to control another session remotely was denied".

Causes: 1. You are logged on to the console of the server that is running Terminal Services.

2. You try to shadow another user's session from the console of the computer.

Note: You can't remote control from the console, it must be done from an TS/RDP Session.

Related Topics

How to configure the Terminal Server to permit remote control
Remote control failed - Error code lists

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