How to see Java threads from Remote Desktop Connection Client. Ctrl-break not working [closed]

Asked 22/9, 2008 at 15:27 Answered 17/4, 2014 at 12:34

I am connecting to a Windows XP machine via Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client, version 2.0.0 Beta 3, running on a Mac. On the Windows machine there is a Java console running, where I want to send a Ctrl-Break so I can see the Java threads running.

According to the RDC help, Alt/Option-F3 is break, but Ctrl-Opt-F3 and various other combinations do not have an effect.

Any ideas on how to send a Ctrl-Break?

Disenthrall answered 22/9, 2008 at 15:27 Comment(1)

@MartijnPieters I've updated the question title to make it on-topic. – Geniagenial 6/5, 2020 at 2:4

Hit CTRL+ALT+END instead.

Grattan answered 22/9, 2008 at 15:30 Comment(1)

Excellent! I was looking just for that combination! +1 to you, sir :) – Obtuse 22/9, 2008 at 15:34

I don't know if this help anyone, but i was trying to debug a vba project and had this same problem. That is how i ended up here to begin with. I used the "On-Screen Keyboard" in Accessories->Accessibility

Hope this helps someone.

Fiance answered 25/2, 2009 at 21:22 Comment(1)

Where is Accessories? Thanks! – Analyze 22/5, 2015 at 13:42

I tried all the options given above but none worked for me. Eventually managed to access break the VBA code execution with:

fn + Esc

For reference I'm using: Macbook Air with OS X 10.7.2 Via Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac version 2.1.0 Accessing Windows 7 Enterprise running on VMWARE

Getaway answered 29/12, 2011 at 16:34 Comment(0)

Ctrl-Alt-End doesn't work on a macbook: no End key. The "On-Screen Keyboard" did the trick though. Thanks!

Amado answered 5/11, 2009 at 3:11 Comment(1)

How'd you get the "On-Screen Keyboard"? I don't see it in any of the menus in Microsoft Remote Desktop Client. I should also say I'm using a non-Mac USB keyboard. – Analyze 22/5, 2015 at 13:39

Still would like to see a way to send Ctrl-Break from a Mac Book Pro to a Windows machine via RDP for Mac. Trying the default key assignment (Option-F3) doesn't work and re-assigning the key doesn't seem to work either. If anybody has successfully sent a Ctrl-Break using the RDP client on a Mac, I'd love to hear how you did it. Google searches have been fruitless so far.

Friesian answered 3/10, 2008 at 17:39 Comment(1)

I would like to know this as well! – Burnisher 17/11, 2008 at 4:32

I needed to send a BREAK (which on my laptop is FN+Page Down) - this was to break VBA code running in Excel. When RDPing from a Mac I used fn+F14 - got this via trial and error.

Than answered 17/4, 2014 at 12:34 Comment(0)

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