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Windows 11 Remote Desktop Fails After Update — Microsoft Points to Security Feature - TechRepublic

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A Windows 11 security feature designed to protect administrator privileges is preventing some employees from connecting to remote work PCs. The problem has emerged following recent Windows updates, leaving businesses with a security trade-off.

Microsoft confirmed that non-administrator accounts may encounter Remote Desktop failures on enterprise-managed Windows 11 devices with Administrator protection enabled. The company documented the issue on October 14, linking it to the September 22 preview update KB5124010 and subsequent updates. Affected connections may return error 0xC000000D.

Microsoft’s temporary workaround involves disabling Administrator protection on affected Remote Desktop hosts. Restoring remote access therefore means temporarily reducing a security safeguard that may already be enabled through enterprise security baselines.

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