Windows
Remote Desktop administrator error caused by a missing taskbar icon
The user saw an error telling them to check with the administrator when opening Remote Desktop. The issue was resolved by pinning the Remote Desktop icon back to the taskbar.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2025-12-22.
Affects
Versions
- Windows
Apps
- Remote Desktop
What you see
- Error telling the user to check with the administrator when clicking the Remote Desktop shortcut
Why it happens
Likely The Remote Desktop icon was missing from the taskbar
When it shows up
A Windows computer shows the administrator-check error when the user opens Remote Desktop and the taskbar icon is missing
You are in this case if:
- Remote Desktop can be found from Start search
- Remote Desktop is not pinned on the taskbar
1 fix below
The steps that killed it
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Keeping it away
- If the icon goes missing again, search for Remote Desktop from Start and pin it to the taskbar.
Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2025-12-22. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.