When you print a large document from a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) session by using the Easy Print feature in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, the Mstsc.exe process crashes.

Use Remote Desktop on your Windows, Android, or iOS device to connect to a Windows PC from afar. Here's how to set up your PC to allow remote connections and then connect to the PC you set up.

Applications might stop responding when you use the mouse and keyboard at the same time. This update addresses an issue that might occur when you convert or reconvert Japanese Kanji using a multibyte character set (MBCS) app. The cursor might move to the wrong location when you type.

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features that were introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. These features are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Fixes an issue in which services or applications that start multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Fixes an issue in which some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. When this issue occurs, you find large blank areas at the expected locations of the windows.

This article describes the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client update that lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features were introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and they are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU.

Improvements This OOB update includes quality improvements. This update is cumulative and includes security fixes and improvements from the January 13, 2026, security update (KB5073455) in addition to the following: After you install the January 2026 Windows security update (KB5073455), you might experience the following issues, which are resolved by this OOB update: [Remote Desktop] Fixed ...

In this scenario, the remote desktop is not displayed in Full-Screen Mode in RDC. This issue occurs because of an error in Mstsc.exe. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article.