Windows 10 / 11 mstsc, where is it stored?

Not only administrators are looking for mstsc.exe, which is responsible for the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to other computers!

Content:

1.) ... The working directory of mstsc.exe!
2.) ... The quick start of mstsc.exe!

1.) The working directory of mstsc.exe!

The working directory of mstsc.exe is in C:\Windows\System32 so the full path is:


or 


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(Image-1) Windows 10: find mstsc.exe location!

The elegant solution for locating mstsc.exe  is not only written for Windows 10, even though the mstsc.exe screenshot has been made on Windows 10, as you can see in the screenshot taken in Windows 10 above. You can apply this example to find  mstsc.exe as a solution easily and easily on earlier versions of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, whether it's a Windows desktop, tablet, Surface Pro / Go, or even a server operating system. It was tested on different MS OS and successfully verified.

2.) The quick start of mstsc.exe!

Please start the remote desktop connection. Windows + R command  mstsc.exe  , click on options 
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(Image-2) Remote Desktop Connection via mstsc,exe on Win 10!

Note that if you enable Remote Assistance to have an admin help you solve the problem on a PC, the local and remote users share a session. The screen of the remote-controlled computer shows the current desktop, as well as all programs and all applications, but it is also displayed on the remote expert computer. As a local user, you can leave the keyboard and mouse control to the expert and relax.

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