marcocod18 Jan 7, 2016 @ 6:10am
I cannot run a game via streaming because of error "The display is blocked on the remote computer"
I'm trying to use the home streaming feature of steam. On the host pc is installed windows 7 64 bit, on the client windows xp 32 bit. I installed the steam program on both machines and I downloaded the game I want to play only on the host machine. On the client machine I see the game in the list, but when I click on it, appears the error (in italian): "Lo schermo è bloccato sul computer remoto", that can be translated as "The display is blocked on the remote computer" (but I don't know the true corrisponding english message).
I access to the host computer by Remote Desktop, because I have only 1 monitor, maybe that's the problem...
I tried to disconnect the user, but I think the steam program is closed when I do that because I don't see the game in the list on the client machine anymore...
Last edited by marcocod18; Jan 7, 2016 @ 8:43am
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wuddih Jan 7, 2016 @ 6:14am 
shutdown the remove access program. on the host. try again
marcocod18 Jan 7, 2016 @ 6:50am 
I tried to reboot, but without opening a session of remote desktop there is not login and so the steam program doesn't start.
I could remove the password so that the steam would client start automatically, but without password I cannot open desktop remote session (for managing and turning off the host computer), so one thing exclude the other.
marcocod18 Jan 7, 2016 @ 9:26am 
I found a possible solution from the message https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/540732889170346271/#c613948093891781591
of user KroKoFox
I created a bat file with the command:

%windir%\System32\tscon.exe RDP-Tcp#0 /dest:console

then, after I launched steam, I ran this bat as administrator. In same way it closes the Remote Destop connection and it makes possible to play via streaming.
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Date Posted: Jan 7, 2016 @ 6:10am
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