Windows SmartScreen is windows operating systems default security measure to avoid installing or running malicious/unsecured/unsigned apps. However, sometimes it also prevents normal secured apps from running. The SmartScreen blocks it from running at the backend level so nothing pops up even when double clicking it or trying to run it as administrator. It applies for both normal Desktop/Laptop and Windows Server 2016/2019.

You can prevent it by disabling the Windows SmartScreen while installing the software. It is a very simple procedure. Please follow the instructions given below to disable Windows SmartScreen in Windows Server 2016:

Step 1: Login to your RDP.

Step 2: Go to the windows search option and type SmartScreen. Then go click open the “Change SmartScreen Settings”.

Step 3: After opening it, you will see these options. Click on the “Change Windows SmartScreen settings”.

Step 4: It will pop up a window and show these two options.

Step 5: Select the “Don’t do anything(turn off windows SmartScreen)” and click “Ok”.

Step 6: It will turn off the Windows SmartScreen and you will be able to install your desired software without any issues.

This concludes how to disable Windows SmartScreen and install any software/programs.

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This is a step-by-step tutorial to help you remove the RDP/VPS IP from the Remote Desktop Application:

Step 1: Press Windows key ( )+R and enter “regedit.exe”. Then hit “enter” button.

It will open the Registry Editor:

Step 2: Click on the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER” and find the “Software” option.

Step 3: Collapse the “Software” folder and go to the “Microsoft” folder.

Step 4: Under the “Microsoft” folder, find the “Terminal Server Client”.

Step 5: Under the “Terminal Server Client”, click the “Default” folder.

Step 6: You will see the IP addresses you used with the “Remote Desktop Connection application”. You can “delete” the “IP Addresses” from there and it will be “removed” from the “Remote Desktop Connection Application” as well.

Before deleting the IP:

After deleting the IP:

It has disappeared from the Remote Desktop Application as well.

You can remove any IP address from the “Remote Desktop Application” like this.

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Search for “Edit Group Policy” in your main system first and open it.

Go to the “Administrative Templates” under “Computer Configuration”.

Navigate to “Windows Components”.

From there go to “Remote Desktop Services”.

Find the “Remote Desktop Session Host”.

Go to the “Device and Resource Redirection” option.

You will see several options all showing “Not configured”.

You need to set “Allow audio and video playback redirection” and “Allow audio recording redirection” to enabled.
Double click on the “Allow audio and video playback redirection” to open the settings. Then set it to enable. Click apply and then Ok to close the window.

Double click on the “Allow audio recording redirection” to open the settings. Then set it to enable. Click apply and then Ok to close the window.

You also need to set “Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection” to disabled.

Double click on the “Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection” to open the settings. Then set it to disabled. Click apply and then Ok to close the window.

Now follow the same steps to enable and disable these options in the RDP too.
Once you are done with is, open the “Server Manager” and go to “Add roles and features”.

Now click “Next” to continue.

Select “Role-based or feature-based installation” and click “Next”.

Select the “Select a server from the server pool” option and click next to continue.

Now find and tick the “Remote Desktop Services”. Then click next to continue to the next step.

Again click next without altering any settings.

Click next to continue to installing/enabling the “Remote Desktop Services”.

Now tick the “Remote Desktop Session Host” and click next.

Now you can tick the “Restart the destination server automatically if required” option or leave it be and click the “Install” option. You need to restart the RDP manually later once the feature installation is completed.

Once the server is back online, right click on the “volume” option and go to the “Recording sevices” option.

Now you will see a “recording device” there which was previously not shown.

Now go to your main PC again. Open the Remote Desktop Application. Enter IP address and username.

Go to “Local Resources” Tab and click the “settings” option for the “Remote Audio”. By default it will “Do not record” will be selected.


Now select the “Record from this computer” option and click Ok to close the window.

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Firstly, a printer needs to be connected to your local laptop/desktop and the printer drivers should be installed.
Then search and open “Edit group policy”.

Go to the “Administrative Templates” under “Computer Configuration”.

Navigate to “Windows Components”.

From there go to “Remote Desktop Services”.

Find the “Remote Desktop Session Host”.

Go to the “Printer Redirection” option.

You will see several options all showing “Not configured”.

Double click on the “Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first” to open the settings. Then set it to enable. Click apply and then Ok to close the window.

You need follow the same steps in the RDP too. Once done, you need to close the RDP connection and setup the Remote Desktop Application.
Now open the Remote Desktop Application. Enter the IP Address and Username.

Go to “Local Resources” tab and check if “Printers” option is ticked.

Now click the More option and tick the “Ports” and “Other supported Plug and Play devices”.

Then click Ok to close the window.
Now you can connect to the RDP and try open a document for printing. The printer from your local Laptop/Desktop will show up while printing the document.

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