How can I send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete through Remote Desktop in Windows 8?

Solution 1:

Try using Ctrl+Alt+End instead.

Solution 2:

If you're using an RDP within another RDP, Ctrl+Alt+End may not work as expected -- it sometimes could bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the outer RDP.

Instead, to bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the inner RDP :

1. Bring up the on-screen keyboard (Start > Run, type osk.exe)

2. Hold Ctrl+Alt on the top-level machine and click Del on the OSK.

This should work for any number of nested RDPs.

Solution 3:

On a Mac, running OSX, try fn+ctrl+alt+delete

This works with Microsoft Remote Desktop client for OSX.