Copy & Paste not working on VPS/RDP Server

Fixing this issue is pretty straightforward and involves a few simple steps. (Follow the below steps on your server)

  1. Load up task manager (right click taskbar and select Task Manager)
  2. Go to the Process Tab
  3. Select rdpclip.exe
  4. Click End Process
  5. Go to the Application Tab
  6. Click New Process
  7. Type rdpclip
  8. Click Ok

There, copy and paste should now work normally again.

Or download this Clipboard Fix and open this file on your VPS / RDP Server, it will fix the copy & paste problem. 

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