Key Combinations Do Not Work on Remote Desktop Client When Connecting to Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition

In Windows XP, there are several keyboard shortcuts. For example, by using the Windows key combined with the L key, (Windows+L), the current user session should be locked similar to the Lock Computer functionality which you can use when you press CTRL+ALT+END. Or, by using the Windows key combined with the D key, (Windows+D), you can minimize all open windows within a session.

These key combinations work when using the Windows XP Remote Desktop Client and connecting to another Windows XP-based or Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer; however, these key combinations do not work when connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 terminal server even when using the Windows XP Remote Desktop Connection client.

The Windows+D key combination works on Windows 2000 Server-based computers; the Windows+L combination does not work on Windows 2000 Server-based computers.

Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition does not support the use of the Windows+L key combination or the Windows+D key combination, which is why the Remote Desktop Client does not support these abilities when connected to a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition computer. This is a limitation of the server component and not of the client.

To lock the session, you have to use the standard method, which is the CTRL+ALT+END key combination.

There is no shortcut key combination method to minimize all open windows when connecting to a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition computer.

This behavior is by design.