Killing RDP Session

It seems that some idiots prefer to click the x, of RDP client, rather than logging off the session properly. Clicking the x would leave the session exists in disconnected status, but not destroyed.

This is the remedy (besides bashing their heads repeatedly).

Query for the session IDs:

> qwinsta /SERVER:[server name]

SESSIONNAME       USERNAME         ID  STATE   TYPE        DEVICE
console           username          0  Active  wdcon
rdp-tcp                         65536  Listen  rdpwd
                  jackass1          1  Disc    rdpwd
                  jackass2          2  Disc    rdpwd

Now, kill those stranglers:

> logoff 1 /SERVER:[server name]
> logoff 2 /SERVER:[server name]

Remember: you need to be an administrator of [server name] to do this.

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