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Additionally, if you haven't accessed your Dev Box for some time, check whether your organization has a policy that removes users from Microsoft Entra ID due to inactivity. To regain access, contact your support team.
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### Step 0: Preliminary Checks
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- **Internet Connection:** Verify that your local machine has an active internet connection.
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- **Dev Box Status:** Confirm that your Dev Box is running through the Dev Box portal.
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- **Proxy Settings:** Incorrect internet proxy settings can interfere with the Remote Desktop experience, so ensure these settings are correctly configured.
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1. **Internet Connection:** Verify that your local machine has an active internet connection.
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1. **Dev Box Status:** Confirm that your Dev Box is running through the Dev Box portal.
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1. **Proxy Settings:** Incorrect internet proxy settings can interfere with the Remote Desktop experience, so ensure these settings are correctly configured.
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### Step 1: Windows Update and App Restart
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- **Pending Updates:** If Windows is updating, it can take up to 30 minutes, during which your Dev Box won't connect.
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- **Restart Remote Desktop:** Close all instances of the Remote Desktop app, terminate any 'msrdc.exe' and 'msrdcw.exe' processes via Task Manager, and then to attempt reconnection, reopen the app.
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1. **Pending Updates:** If Windows is updating, it can take up to 30 minutes, during which your Dev Box won't connect.
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1. **Restart Remote Desktop:** Close all instances of the Remote Desktop app, terminate any 'msrdc.exe' and 'msrdcw.exe' processes via Task Manager, and then to attempt reconnection, reopen the app.
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### Step 2: Address App Hang and Authentication Issues
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- **App Hang:** If the Remote Desktop app hangs, capture a process dump of MSRDC.exe and create a support request. Restart your computer and try connecting again.
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- **Authentication Errors:** If denied sign-in despite correct credentials, check the join status using `dsregcmd.exe /status`. Resolve any errors with your support team and restart your computer. If authentication errors persist, unsubscribe and resubscribe to your Dev Box pool in the app.
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1. **App Hang:** If the Remote Desktop app hangs, capture a process dump of MSRDC.exe and create a support request. Restart your computer and try connecting again.
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1. **Authentication Errors:** If denied sign-in despite correct credentials, check the join status using `dsregcmd.exe /status`. Resolve any errors with your support team and restart your computer. If authentication errors persist, unsubscribe and resubscribe to your Dev Box pool in the app.
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### Step 3: Browser Client Connection
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- **Browser Access:** Attempt to connect via the browser client by visiting https://DevBox.microsoft.com and selecting "Open in browser".
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- **Black Screen Issue:** If the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) window is black, "Shutdown" or "Stop" your Dev Box via the portal and restart it.
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1. **Browser Access:** Attempt to connect via the browser client by visiting https://DevBox.microsoft.com and selecting "Open in browser".
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1. **Black Screen Issue:** If the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) window is black, "Shutdown" or "Stop" your Dev Box via the portal and restart it.
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### Step 4: Connection Drops During High CPU Load
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**Registry Adjustment:** If you experience frequent connection drops with the Remote Desktop app during high CPU load, ensure your Dev Box has the latest Windows 11 build. Set the `SetGpuRealtimePriority` registry value to DWORD 2 in the Dev Box and restart.
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Alternatively, use Group Policy Editor on your Dev Box to set RDP transport protocols to "Use only TCP".
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1. Open the Group Policy Editor on your Dev Box.
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2. Navigate to **Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections**.
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3. Open the policy setting **Select RDP transport protocols**.
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4. Set it to **Enabled**.
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5. For **Select Transport Type**, select **Use only TCP**.
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1. Navigate to **Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections**.
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1. Open the policy setting **Select RDP transport protocols**.
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1. Set it to **Enabled**.
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1. For **Select Transport Type**, select **Use only TCP**.
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If the preceding steps don't resolve your issue, contact your support team.
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- A detailed description of the problem
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- The Activity ID from your Remote Desktop session, if available. You can find this ID by clicking on the connection bar during your session.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-resolve-dev-box-connectivity-issues/troubleshooting-connection-bar.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Remote Desktop connection bar.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-resolve-dev-box-connectivity-issues/troubleshooting-connection-bar.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Remote Desktop connection bar.":::
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- Include information from the connection dialog.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-resolve-dev-box-connectivity-issues/troubleshooting-connection-information-dialog.png" alt-text="Troubleshooting connection information dialog for resolving Dev Box connectivity issues.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-resolve-dev-box-connectivity-issues/troubleshooting-connection-information-dialog.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Troubleshooting connection information dialog box.":::
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In macOS clients, use the terminal to change connections to TCP instead of UDP:
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