In-Home Streaming - some games go to host windows desktop login when launched???

[GTRetro87]

Hey All,



**Edit: 1/6/2019 @ 2:40 PM. This issue has been Resolved, please see last post!**



So I'm having an issue with some (or perhaps most) of my games when I attempt to stream from my main PC to my new laptop (Surface Pro 6 w/ i5). So far for the past week, streaming has been BEAUTIFUL with no issues like I'm experiencing now.

I have to backtrack since I can't find any solid evidence in Event Viewer regarding my issue, but this is what's happening:

When I launch a game now (one of them Max Payne 3), the screen goes black and after a few seconds I'm looking at a Windows 10 login screen and have to put in the password to my account on the host PC, which I've never had to. Then after entering the password, I get a black screen again and then either I actually see the game in a window BUT as an RDP session to my host PC, or hanging without controlling the game at all and having to close it.

I can't understand why this is happening and how. Very few games do not do this [yet], like Doom (2016).. but that's about it.

I have noticed these issues ever since I've attempted to stream Street Fighter V to my laptop and that's the first time I was prompted with this login stuff.. but I did not expect this to happen to all my games.



I reinstalled the stream client on my laptop, no change.

Added stream.exe, streaming_client.exe, and SteamWebHelper.exe in firewall and defender exceptions (on my laptop), my host PC uses Avant Full and I performed the same in exceptions.

Still nothing. I was considering reinstalling each game with this issue, but I don't believe it'll solve the problem.

Basically, my steam streaming sessions are becoming RDP sessions.


Is there anybody that could help support?

[GTRetro87]

I looked into the streaming logs on the host PC and I've found the following:

1) Streaming_log:
[2019-01-06 09:09:33] Failed to get data from device: System Windows

2) Streaming_log.previous: (Not copying the whole thing below, but here is one piece that stood out, I've edited it to fit as well)

"GameNameID" "Max Payne 3"
"appid" "204100"
"TimeSubmitted" "1546783694"
"ResolutionX" "1828"
"ResolutionY" "996"
"CaptureDescriptionID" "Game polled D3D11 NV12 + NVENC H264"
"DecoderDescriptionID" "libavcodec software decoding with 4 threads"
"BandwidthLimit" "15000"
"FramerateLimit" "0"
"SlowGamePercent" "7.28327798843383789"
"SlowCapturePercent" "0"
"SlowConvertPercent" "0"
"SlowEncodePercent" "0"
"SlowNetworkPercent" "0"
"SlowDecodePercent" "0"
"SlowDisplayPercent" "8.63060760498046875"
"AvgClientBitrate" "9.36177730560302734"
"StdDevClientBitrate" "6.24355363845825195"
"AvgServerBitrate" "2224.841552734375"
"StdDevServerBitrate" "0"
"AvgLinkBandwidth" "100000.0078125"
"AvgPingMS" "1.025390625"
"StdDevPingMS" "1.23720192909240723"
"AvgCaptureMS" "0.280789375305175781"
"StdDevCaptureMS" "0.195926278829574585"
"AvgConvertMS" "0.00258154748007655144"
"StdDevConvertMS" "0.0057294047437608242"
"AvgEncodeMS" "3.82087469100952148"
"StdDevEncodeMS" "0.380393415689468384"
"AvgNetworkMS" "2.58117890357971191"
"StdDevNetworkMS" "2.25134754180908203"
"AvgDecodeMS" "6.98402690887451172"
"StdDevDecodeMS" "4.91555356979370117"
"AvgDisplayMS" "2800450.5"
"StdDevDisplayMS" "8930806"
"AvgFrameMS" "51.2281112670898438"
"StdDevFrameMS" "81.3708877563476563"
"AvgFPS" "38.8317337036132813"
"StdDevFPS" "22.6060256958007813"
"BigPicture" "0"
"KeyboardMouseInput" "1"
"SteamControllerInput" "0"
"TouchControllerInput" "0"
"GameControllerInput" "0"
"XBox360ControllerInput" "0"
"XBoxOneControllerInput" "0"
"PS3ControllerInput" "0"
"PS4ControllerInput" "0"
"OtherControllerInput" "0"
"WasSpectating" "0"
}

[2019-01-06 09:08:14] CLIENT: Marking frame 1511 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:08:14] CLIENT: Marking frame 1512 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:08:14] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTitle

[2019-01-06 09:08:14] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetIcon

[2019-01-06 09:08:14] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetActivity

[2019-01-06 09:08:16] Changing record window: 00000000
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Streaming started to DESKTOP-PK1SHRJ at 192.168.10.253:63553, audio channels = 2, MTU = 1468
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Streaming quality: k_EStreamQualityBalanced
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Streaming bitrate: Automatic
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Maximum capture: 2736x1824 59.71 FPS
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Video Streaming: enabled
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Audio Streaming: enabled
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Input Streaming: enabled
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] =====================================================================
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Game: Max Payne 3 (204100)
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Setting target bitrate to 15000 Kbit/s, burst bitrate is 75000 Kbit/s
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Recording system audio
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Recording on device: Remote Audio
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Audio client mix format:
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] format: 65534
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] channels: 2
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] samples/sec: 44100
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] bytes/sec: 352800
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] alignment: 8
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] bits/sample: 32
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] channel mask: 0x3
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] data format: {00000003-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Initializing audio with 2 channels and 44100 samples/sec
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Audio mix: start=9770856003, returned=0
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] Audio source [System Windows]: init=0, through=0, last_start=0, mixed=0, drop_before=0, drop_after=0
[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Couldn't set QoS: The parameter is incorrect.


[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetQoS

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetBitrate

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Starting audio stream: frequency=48000, channels=2

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Opened audio device: format=2, channels=2, frequency=48000

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Initialized audio decoder: codec=3, sample rate=48000, channels=2

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlStartAudioData

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetSpectatorMode

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col09#4&f87ce30&0&0008#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 at \\?\hid#vid_8087&pid_0ac2#6&29ec12c5&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/f002/-1 Microsoft HID VHF Driver at \\?\hid#hid_device_system_vhf#4&e9aeb1&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0000/-1 at \\?\hid#converteddevice&col02#6&2496175a&0&0001#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col03#6&1c2aa645&0&0002#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0000/-1 at \\?\hid#converteddevice&col03#6&2496175a&0&0002#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col04#6&1c2aa645&0&0003#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col01#4&f87ce30&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col05#6&1c2aa645&0&0004#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col07#4&f87ce30&0&0006#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col0a#6&1c2aa645&0&0009#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col07#6&1c2aa645&0&0006#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col08#6&1c2aa645&0&0007#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/09c0/-1 Microsoft Surface Type Cover at \\?\hid#vid_045e&pid_09c0&col09#6&1c2aa645&0&0008#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col08#4&f87ce30&0&0007#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0555/-1 Microsoft Tcon Device at \\?\hid#mshw0125&col02#5&17ee1073&0&0001#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col03#4&f87ce30&0&0002#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Sending HID device 045e/0f06/-1 Intel Precise Touch at \\?\hid#ven_8086&dev_9d3e&subsys_00000000&rev_21&col0a#4&f87ce30&0&0009#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTitle

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetIcon

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetCursor

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetActivity

[2019-01-06 09:09:01] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetCursorImage

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] Streamed game has created a window
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] Bringing streamed game to foreground - failed
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] >>> Switching video stream from NONE to Global\SecureDesktop_MovieStream
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] >>> Capture method set to Desktop BitBlt RGB + libyuv + NVENC H264
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] >>> Capture resolution set to 1824x1026
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: Video size: 1824x1026, output size: 2736x1824

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: Video rect: 2736x1540 at 0,142

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: Texture rect: 1824x1026 at 0,0

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlStartVideoData

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlVideoEncoderInfo

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] >>> Client video decoder set to DXVA2 hardware decoding
[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Using application D3D9 device.

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: DXVA init resetting SDL renderer

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: DXVA2 hardware decoding

[2019-01-06 09:09:21] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Decoder GUIDs reported as supported:


[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Reinit context to 1824x1040, pix_fmt: dxva2_vld

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Video size: 1824x1026, output size: 2736x1824

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Video rect: 2736x1540 at 0,142

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Texture rect: 1824x1026 at 0,0

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] Setting target framerate: 59.71 [timing: game 0.00, capture 25.64, convert 12.54, encode 4.80, network 4.36, decode 13.69, display 14.40]
[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Marking frame 4 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Targeting 29.85 FPS

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetFramerate

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Marking frame 6 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Marking frame 8 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Marking frame 11 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:22] CLIENT: Marking frame 13 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:29] Setting target framerate: 29.85 [timing: game 0.00, capture 16.13, convert 0.85, encode 3.96, network 5.98, decode 0.66, display 14.03]
[2019-01-06 09:09:29] CLIENT: Targeting 59.71 FPS

[2019-01-06 09:09:29] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetFramerate

[2019-01-06 09:09:29] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:29] Failed to get data from device: System Windows


[2019-01-06 09:09:29] >>> Capture resolution set to 1216x684
[2019-01-06 09:09:29] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] Setting target framerate: 59.71 [timing: game 0.00, capture 18.06, convert 1.01, encode 4.47, network 4.89, decode 2.07, display 13.52]
[2019-01-06 09:09:30] Setting target bitrate to 10000 Kbit/s, burst bitrate is 50000 Kbit/s
[2019-01-06 09:09:30] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Using application D3D9 device.

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] CLIENT: DXVA init resetting SDL renderer

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] CLIENT: DXVA2 hardware decoding

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Decoder GUIDs reported as supported:

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Reinit context to 1216x688, pix_fmt: dxva2_vld

[2019-01-06 09:09:30] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:30] Failed to get data from device: System Windows

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Video size: 1216x684, output size: 2736x1824

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Video rect: 2736x1540 at 0,142

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Texture rect: 1216x684 at 0,0

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Targeting 29.85 FPS

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetFramerate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetBitrate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 273 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Using application D3D9 device.

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: DXVA init resetting SDL renderer

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: DXVA2 hardware decoding

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Decoder GUIDs reported as supported:


[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Reinit context to 1824x1040, pix_fmt: dxva2_vld

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 279 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedDecodeCorrupt

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: \src\streaming\client\streamdecoderh264avcodec.cpp (481) : Assertion Failed: Unexpected frame format -1

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 280 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedReset

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 281 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedReset

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 282 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedReset

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 283 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedReset

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Using application D3D9 device.

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: DXVA init resetting SDL renderer

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: DXVA2 hardware decoding

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Decoder GUIDs reported as supported:


[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: ffmpeg verbose: Reinit context to 1216x688, pix_fmt: dxva2_vld

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Video overflow (272.72ms queued), requesting keyframe synchronization

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] Setting target framerate: 29.85 [timing: game 0.00, capture 0.86, convert 4.44, encode 31.01, network 0.45, decode 65.81, display 16.89 (decode)]
[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 278 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 285 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Marking frame 287 complete with status k_EStreamFrameResultDroppedLate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:31] Failed to get data from device: System Windows
[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Targeting 29.85 FPS

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetFramerate

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] CLIENT: Didn't get keyframe, resending lost data notification

[2019-01-06 09:09:31] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:31] Failed to get data from device: System Windows

[2019-01-06 09:09:32] Setting target framerate: 29.85 [timing: game 0.00, capture 0.10, convert 0.44, encode 1.90, network 4.19, decode 3.77, display 8.56]
[2019-01-06 09:09:32] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:32] Failed to get data from device: System Windows

[2019-01-06 09:09:32] CLIENT: Targeting 59.71 FPS

[2019-01-06 09:09:32] CLIENT: Got control packet k_EStreamControlSetTargetFramerate

[2019-01-06 09:09:32] Audio get next packet failed (System Windows)
[2019-01-06 09:09:32] Failed to get data from device: System Windows

[GTRetro87]

Ok so... I don't know how... but I figured out the issue.

If ANYBODY experiences an issue like this and has not visited their host PC running for a few days of streaming games. Make sure that you do visit your host PC, have the monitor on and run the game itself locally on the host.

I did exactly this, and now I can stream ANY game without issue.

It was literally that simple.. I had put all my know-how knowledge into this, going back and forth via RDP sessions with my laptop to my host PC trying to nit-pick anything I could think of with these logs and through Event viewer application/system logs... and all I had to do was just run the game from the Host PC itself.. that's it..

Resolved!

[Nukesnipe]

Originally posted by GTRetro87:

Ok so... I don't know how... but I figured out the issue.

If ANYBODY experiences an issue like this and has not visited their host PC running for a few days of streaming games. Make sure that you do visit your host PC, have the monitor on and run the game itself locally on the host.

I did exactly this, and now I can stream ANY game without issue.

It was literally that simple.. I had put all my know-how knowledge into this, going back and forth via RDP sessions with my laptop to my host PC trying to nit-pick anything I could think of with these logs and through Event viewer application/system logs... and all I had to do was just run the game from the Host PC itself.. that's it..

Resolved!

necro but this worked for me too, thanks. Dumb as all heck but it worked.