How do I stop Remote Desktop from prompting for username and password twice

When I user remote desktop to connect to a Window 7 Professional computer (using win7 pro RDP) it first prompts me for my password:

after successfully authenticating there, it connects to the remote machine and prompts for my username and password again:

Is there any way to stop it prompting the second time? This second prompt only shows up when connecting to another windows 7 machine. When connecting to a server (Windows Server 2008 R2) this second prompt doesn't show up.

Note: removed domain and username info from the above images, a missing domain isn't the issue.

Solution 1:

It can work to clear the credentials in the RDC connect dialog window and re-enter them. According to our server provider it is a common issue.

1. Open you connect dialog.
2. Select the computer you want to connect to.

3. Click the little blue delete link underneath.

   

4. Re-enter and save you password and it should work.

Solution 2:

There are 3 group policy settings to check:
(they were already mentioned in comments 1,2 above)

• One on host: “Always prompt for password upon connection”
• Two on client: “Prompt for credentials on the client computer” and “Do not allow passwords to be saved”

Remember to do gpupdate /force and check the actual values with rsop.msc.

If nothing works, consider using alternative RDP client, whith better logon automation:

• mRemoteNG
• RDCMan

Also take a look at the following Windows Feedback Hub item: normal or for windows insiders and consider up-voting it. There's a tiny chance that this would help as well.

PS. Here's yet another similar issue.