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Accidently Uninstalled Remote Desktop Services from Instance

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I just got the server setup and everything installed, but I accidently unchecked Remote Desktop Services in the Server Manager Add/Remove Applications. Now I can't remote desktop into the server. Anyway to get it reinstalled?

Windows Server 2022, EC2 Instance.

I don't have any snapshots of the server yet.

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Dawson
asked 8 months ago492 views
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Have you actually removed the RDP software, or just disabled it? If you've disabled it then you may be able to Enable Remote Desktop on an EC2 instance with remote registry https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/troubleshoot-connect-windows-instance.html#troubleshooting-windows-rdp-remote-registry

If this doesn't work for yout then further up the same page, look at the options in https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/troubleshoot-connect-windows-instance.html#Troubleshooting-Remote-Desktop-Connection-issues-using-AWS-Systems-Manager

And EC2Rescue for Windows Server might be suitable here https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/Windows-Server-EC2Rescue.html

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Steve_M
answered 8 months ago
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Riku_Kobayashi
reviewed 8 months ago
  • Dawson
    8 months ago

    Thanks for the quick reply. That key was already 0. I believe I went through Server Manager > Add Roles & Features > Server Roles and disabled/unchecked either/or/both Remote Access | Remote Desktop Services

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