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How to Copy and Paste Text Between Local Workstation and Remote Server 2008

Cannot Copy and Paste Text Between Local Workstation and Remote Windows Server 2008

In Windows Server 2008:
open the Group Policy Object Editor

  • From the navigation pane, choose Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components
  • Expand the folder and drill down to  Terminal Services folder. Expand it and click on the Client/Server data redirection folder.
  • From the right side detail pane, if you click on the "Do not allow clipboard redirection" item, you will see the following description beside it:


Now if you double click on the item, a dialog box will appear. Choose the option "Not Configured" in the dialog box and click OK.


  • You will now need to log off and log back in to the server to allow clipboard data sharing.
  • The procedure is almost the same for Windows Server 2008, except the following:
  • In the navigation pane of the Group Policy Object editor, under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Terminal Services, expand the Terminal Server folder.
  • Click on the Device and Resource Redirection folder:

  • From the right side detail pane, double-click on the "Do not allow clipboard redirection" item.
Then run gpupdate /force in cmd to update group policy.
  • For Windows Server 2008 R2:
  • From the navigation pane, go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services
  • Expand the Remote Desktop Session Host folder
  • Click on Device and Resource Redirection folder
  • Double click on the "Do not allow clipboard redirection" item in the detail pane on right side.