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Disable RDP Warnings for Unsigned Files ​

Overview ​

  • ID/URL: disable-rdp-warnings
  • Description: Suppresses Windows security warnings when opening unsigned Remote Desktop (.rdp) files.
  • Risk Level: Caution

Added Version

This tweak was added in 2.19.0, Sparkle 2.19.0+ is required.

Tweak Warning

RDP files have been abused in attacks, it is strongly recommended to keep these protections enabled..

Apply ​

powershell
$path = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\Client"
if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
    New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "RedirectionWarningDialogVersion" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Write-Host "RDP security warnings disabled."

Unapply ​

powershell
$path = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\Client"
if (Test-Path $path) {
    if (Get-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "RedirectionWarningDialogVersion" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name "RedirectionWarningDialogVersion"
        Write-Host "RDP security warnings re-enabled."
    } else {
        Write-Host "Tweak was not applied."
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "Registry path does not exist, nothing to unapply."
}