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Disconnect from a RDP session without locking the screen
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RDP-Disconnect.ps1
# RDP-Disconnect.ps1
# Disconnect from a RDP session without locking the screen. Useful for headless gaming machines.
# Tested with Windows 10 only
# Elevate to Admin
if (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Start-Process powershell.exe "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs; exit }
# Find active session and switch to console
$session = query session | sls 'Active'
$sessionId = $session.toString().Split(" ",[System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries)[2]
tscon $sessionId /dest:console
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