For context, from my OpenSuse 15.6 box, I frequently (daily, actually) use Remmina to connect to a Windows Server 2019 - for various tasks inside that server.
At the end of the working day, I simply close Remmina window, without a logout from the Windows server.
After this latest update to FreeRDP (the announcement for the update is SUSE-SU-2026:1160-1) the functionality broke in the following way:
- I am able to type user and password for conencting to the server, they are processed and accepted, I have the window with the desktop left from previous session (that is I see file explorer windows as they were previous day, etc), BUT … I can’t click on anything in that remote desktop window; nothing is accesible to the mouse clicks.
- If I do connect from another station (a Windows 11 laptop) via Remote Desktop included in Windows 11, and I change something in that session (close some window that was left open from previous session, ar open another program etc.), and than try again a conenction from my desktop with Remmina, I do see these changes. But, still, I am unable to click on anything in the remote desktop, or even use the keyboard to do something there.
After some digging (including some suggestions from chatgpt) I found some workaround - on the saved conenction inside Remmina, I did an edit, and in the Basic tab I changed the Color depth from the initial value (which was Automatic, and having the value of 32 bpp) to the lower one “High Color (16 bpp)”;
now things work again as before.
So, my question would be – does anyone have a clue what exactly change in this update is culpable for the changing in the behaviour of FreeRDP, and thus to disturb Remmina in it’s remote connection ?
Personal, I work at 16 bpp just as before when it was 32 bpp (at least in theory, since I did not actually tested the connection if it really was at that higher color depth) - what I have to do is not impacted in a negative way by this lowering.
But,still, I’d prefer to not be forced to do this manual change in the settings in order to continue to do my work.
Thanks.