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Remote Desktop Connection, Mac/Windows Citrix ICA Client, Or NESTED Terminal Clients, Shift Key or Caps Lock not recognized?

If you are like me, your a mac lover/user, and you live in a Windows world. By day I am a mild mannered Windows .Net Developer. By night, I dive into the underbelly of objective-c and cocoa.

When away from the office I have a need to use Windows Apps. What better way then with Remote Desktop Connection. But because I want to be able to use RDC on all my clients machines as well, why not use it through Citrix!

All was going great, when I was using this, until I tried to use a SHIFT key on OSX, through Citrix using Remote Desktop Connection.

Sometimes it would be recognized, most often not… The solution? When the RDC selection for your connection pops up, hit the Options Button. Then find the click the “Local Resources Tab”, then head down to the Keyboard Section. For the ALT+Tab, select “On the Local Computer”, log in and now the much needed Shift, and Caps Lock keys will work as desired Happy puting.

note: this will stop the ATL+Tab function from working to switch between windows. But it will stop the irritation, of not being able to properly case your words.