Restarting the rdpclip service on Windows Server

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) lets you connect to a VPS or dedicated server running Windows and use it just like a local machine.

Sometimes users experience clipboard problems in RDP sessions: copy/paste stops working — text or files copied on your local PC won't paste on the server (or vice versa). This is usually caused by a crash of the rdpclip.exe process, which handles clipboard synchronization in remote sessions.

The issue most often occurs with multiple concurrent RDP connections, but it can affect just one session.

Restarting rdpclip.exe

1. In the RDP session, open Task Manager:
   • Right-click the taskbar → Task Manager
     or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
2. On the Processes tab, find rdpclip.exe (or "Remote Desktop Clipboard Monitor").
3. Right-click it → End task (or select it and click "End task" at the bottom).

Launching Task Manager

4. Restart the process:
   • In Task Manager → File menu → Run new task.
   • Type rdpclip.exe and click OK.

rdpclip.exe process

The clipboard should start working immediately.

Checking RDP clipboard settings

Make sure clipboard sharing is enabled in your RDP connection settings:

1. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click Show Options.
2. Go to the Local Resources tab.
3. Ensure the Clipboard checkbox is ticked.

Starting rdpclip.exe

For more details on RDP configuration — see the guide.