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title: How to Shadow RDP Session on Server 2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022 the easy way
description: "Right Click on Taskbar on the bottom of the screen and select **Task Manager** ![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-1024x576.webp) In **Task Manager **under the **Users **Tab, right-click on any column header. Under the submenu, select **ID.** ![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2-1024x576.webp) Now that you have your **ID **column in your **Users **Tab, find the user you are interested…"
url: "https://winsale.net/docs/how-to-shadow-rdp-session-on-server-2012-2016-2019-2022-the-easy-way/"
updated: "2023-11-14"
category: Windows Issues
tags:
  - rdp
  - server
  - windows
---

# How to Shadow RDP Session on Server 2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022 the easy way

Right Click on Taskbar on the bottom of the screen and select **Task Manager**

![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-1024x576.webp)

In **Task Manager **under the **Users **Tab, right-click on any column header.

Under the submenu, select **ID.**

![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2-1024x576.webp)

Now that you have your **ID **column in your **Users **Tab, find the user you are interested in shadowing and make a note of their ID.

Double-click on the supplied [**Shadow.bat**](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shadow.zip) batch file.

![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-1-1024x576.webp)

Opening that batch file will run a script and will ask you for an ID for the session you want to connect to/shadow.

![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2-1024x576.webp)

After you type the session ID, press **Enter**. It will prompt the user you are connecting to to accept the shadow request.

![](https://winsale.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2-1024x576.webp)

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