Five Ways to Fix Remote Desktop Slow on Windows 10

How to make Remote Desktop faster on Windows 10?

“I always use an HP Windows 10 Pro PC to remotely access a Dell Windows 10 Home PC via RDP. But recently, the two PCs became extremely slow to log in with RDP. The screen display and response of mouse click were both delayed, which drive me crazy, especially when I need RDP urgently. Anyone knows how to make Remote Desktop faster on Windows 10?”

Five solutions to fix Remote Desktop slow on Windows 10

Here in this part, we sort out five ways to help you fix Remote Desktop Connection very slow on Windows 10.

Solution 1. Change RDP settings

Some settings may have a huge impact on the running speed of Remote Desktop. For example, changing the size of “Display Configuration” to something smaller may make it run faster. Therefore, we can change some settings of RDP on the client computer to fix Remote Desktop slow on Windows 10.

Step 1. Search for Remote Desktop Connection in the search box and then open it. Then find and click Show Options.

Step 2. Switch to the Display tab, change the size of the remote desktop into smaller ones. In the Colors column, choose High Color (16 bit).

Step 3. Switch to the Experience tab, change the connection speed into Modern (56 kbps). Then un-tick Persistence bitmap caching.

Solution 2. Set priority of RDP to Realtime

Another way to make remote desktop faster on Windows 10 is to set the priority of RDP to Realtime on the client computer.

Step 1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager. Then find and right-click Remote Desktop Connection, then click Go to details.

Step 2. Find “mstcsc.exe” in the Task Manager and set priority to Realtime.

Solution 3. Run specified command on CMD

Users can also run the specified command on Command Prompt to fix Remote Desktop slow on Windows 10.

Step 1. Press Win + R and then type in “cmd” to open the Command Prompt.

Step 2. Run the following command: “netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=highlyrestricted”. After this, close the Command Prompt.

Solution 4. Use notepad to edit the .rdp file

According to the feedback from some users, using notepad to edit the .rdp file and adding a specified command also helps to fix Remote Desktop Connection very slow on Windows 10.

Step 1. Open Remote Desktop Connection. On the General tab, find Connection settings and click Save As.

Step 2. Enter the file name you want for the file and then click Save. For example, I save it as “remote-desktop-home” here. And please remember the file location.

Step 3. Find the file you just saved and right-click it. Then open it with Notepad.

Step 4. Add “enablecredsspsupport:i:0” into the file and then save the file.

Solution 5. Configure the policy setting

Some users also reflected that this problem lies in the root certificates. Therefore, you can follow the steps below to enable the automatic root certificates update.

Step 1. Press Win + R and then type in “gpedit.msc” to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 2. Navigate here: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Internet Communication Management > Internet Communication settings. On the right pane, find and double-click Turn off Automatic Root Certificates Update.

Step 3. Set it to Enabled and then click OK.

Swtich to fast & free remote access software: AnyViewer

If you still feel the Remote Desktop runs slowly after trying the above-mentioned ways, then you can use the fast and free third-party remote access software, AnyViewer. It was created by a skilled technical team to provide you with a reliable and quick remote connection with low delay. By the way, it supports all editions of Windows, including Windows 10 Home edition.

Follow the two connection methods below to start remote access quickly.

Methods 1. Send a control request

Step 1. Download, install, and open AnyViewer on both devices. Input the device ID of the host computer and then click Connect.

 Step 2. Click Send a control request to your partner.

Step 3. On the host computer, click the green button to make the connection successful.

Methods 2. Input security code

Step 1. On the host computer, go to Settings > Recipient. Tick the third option and then set the permanent security code.  

Step 2. On the client computer, input the device ID of the host computer and then click Connect.

Step 3. Choose Input a security code and click OK (the controller can input either the permanent security code or the temporary security code of the recipient).