Microsoft: Windows 11 KB5083769, KB5082052 updates causing Remote Desktop issues

Microsoft has issued a couple of workarounds for Remote Desktop on Windows 11 after problems showed up following the latest updates.

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Earlier this week, we reported on a new built-in internet speed test on Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2. It is now rolling out to all users with the latest KB5083769 update. There is another major internet-related change in the new release wherein Microsoft has introduced new Remote Desktop safeguards. These are to protect against spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2026-26151) that can misuse RDP files.

However the new update has introduced a bug wherein it is causing some problems when opening Remote Desktop. The company has confirmed that the new warning window, which pops up after the new update, is broken. The enterprises have been already dealing with the BitLocker recovery issue.

Microsoft explains: "After installing Windows security update released on April 13, 2026 (KB5083769), the warning message that appears when opening Remote Desktop (RDP) files might not display correctly in some cases. ... This issue can occur when you use more than one monitor with different display scaling settings (for example, one display set to 100% and another set to 125%). When this happens, the warning window might show overlapping text or partially hidden buttons, which can make the message difficult to read or interact with."

Thankfully workarounds are available; the company has shared two of them which are given below:

To help the warning window display correctly, set the same display scaling on all monitors.

Open Display settings from the Start menu.
Select each display.
Under Scale & Layout, set the same Scale value for all displays.

Keyboard accessibility option

If buttons or text are difficult to select with a mouse, you can use the keyboard to interact with the warning message:

Press the Tab key to move keyboard focus between options.
When an option is highlighted, press the Spacebar to select it.

Microsoft says it is investigating the problem and will release a fix in a future update. Perhaps it will be published alongside KB5083631 that's expected to bring significant performance upgrades on Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2.