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8 years ago

Execution failed when Local Computer locked

Hi, Is there a way to continue execution when Remote Desktop is active and local machine is locked

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8 years ago

Evidently not

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/running/via-rdp/overview.html

Some important notes:

When running GUI tests via Remote Desktop, do not do the following:
- Do not lock the computer.
  See the tips below.
- Do not disconnect from the Remote Desktop Connection session.
  See the workaround below.
- Do not minimize the Remote Desktop window.
  See the workaround below.