local login

About this tag
Local login refers to signing into a Windows machine directly at the console, as opposed to remotely via RDP. In a reported case, Excel 2021 freezes when certain input blockers (for "@" and drag-drop) are active, but only during local login; the same user session via RDP works fine. This suggests that local login may trigger different system behaviors or policies that interfere with application stability. Troubleshooting such issues often involves comparing local and remote session configurations, checking group policies, or testing without the blocking software to isolate the cause.

  1. Excel 2021 freezes when "@" or "drag-drop" blocker is used, but only on local console login, not via rdp

    Hi, we're running an application which blocks the use of "@" and drag and drop of characters. This works perfectly fine on most systems, but some machines experience freezing of excel in case a user is locally logged in. None of this happens when logged in via rdp on that same machine. Any...