How to Activate and Press Ctrl+Alt+Del in Anydesk for Remote Access Connection to Windows system

In this article, you shall learn how to activate and Press Ctrl+Alt+Del in Anydesk for Remote Access Connection. Every support engineer knows the benefit of Anydesk application which is used for remote support connection. But it can really be difficult if you cannot connect to a remote system when the user of the system is not available to assist you with anything like bringing up the login screen to enter the username and password. Please see How to install AnyDesk on a Linux Machine, and how to Install AnyDesk on Windows for remote Connections.

One of the issues that could occur is if you are trying to Ctrl + Alt + Del in on the system and you are finding it really hard for the system to respond simply because you have not activated that function on the Anydesk application. So make sure you follow the below steps to activate these key functions on Anydesk for Remote Access Connection for both your system and the client.

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Activating Ctrl + Alt + Del for Anydesk

The image below shows Ctrl + Alt + Del not activated and making it really hard to do anything on the system.

Launch Anydesk click on the four short lines at the right top corner and select Settings.

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Click on Security and under Permission Profile > Control my device’s keyboard and mouse.  Check the option Ctrl + Alt + Del.

Now confirm if the Ctrl + Alt + Del is now active on the remote desktop control screen and click on it.

After clicking the Ctrl + Alt + Del the login screen pops up. Then you can log in to the system and you can continue to remote to the system.

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I hope you found this blog post on how to activate and Press Ctrl+Alt+Del in Anydesk for Remote Access Connection very helpful. In case you have any questions do not hesitate to ask in the comment section.