Remote Desktop on a Second Monitor

I had trouble recently getting the Remote Desktop Client to open by default on my second monitor. I ran into a post on Coding Horror that got me part of the way, but I had to add some steps to make it work for me. Here's how to do it:

1. Run the client and get it set up the way you prefer, or Open your saved RDP file
2. On the Display tab, choose a non-fullscreen resolution.
3. On the General tab, remove your login information (older clients) or click "delete these credentials" (newer clients).
4. Click Connect.
5. On newer clients only, you will immediately get a local login dialog. Leave it blank and click OK.
6. When you are connected and the remote login dialog appears, drag the window to the desired monitor.
7. On the remote login dialog, click Cancel. The settings dialog should reappear locally.
8. On the Display tab, you can now choose fullscreen.

You're done! You can now save your session with the Save button on the General tab, as well as save your login credentials. The hardest part of this process was figuring out how to get the settings dialog to return after I'd connected to the server and moved the window. Clicking the Cancel button on the remote login dialog was the only way I could find that allowed that to happen.

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