From 3f273ca37ac9d8be9b333834a39cab3c9be0ba95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: saphid <4596216+saphid@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:07:39 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Remote desktop on Windows: say to choose Connect on mstsc's
 file prompt

Seen on Windows 11: an unsigned .rdp file makes mstsc ask about the
publisher before the certificate warning. Plain '>' in the message, which
a cp1252 console can print.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tests/test_rdp.py | 1 +
 ui/frame_host.py  | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_rdp.py b/tests/test_rdp.py
index eed2f85..814517e 100644
--- a/tests/test_rdp.py
+++ b/tests/test_rdp.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class OpenRdp(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("steamos", message)
         self.assertIn("Developer Mode password", message)
         self.assertIn("certificate", message)
+        self.assertIn("Connect", message)
 
     def test_nothing_listening_says_why_and_opens_nothing(self):
         self.xrdp.close()
diff --git a/ui/frame_host.py b/ui/frame_host.py
index c5c028c..9407de9 100644
--- a/ui/frame_host.py
+++ b/ui/frame_host.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def open_rdp(alias, host=None):
     # The client would open either way and then fail on its own, with nothing said here.
     if not rdp_reachable(host):
         raise HostError(f"The Frame isn't accepting remote desktop at {host} (nothing answered on port "
-                        f"{RDP_PORT}). Turn on Developer Mode in Steam Settings → System on the headset, "
+                        f"{RDP_PORT}). Turn on Developer Mode in Steam Settings > System on the headset, "
                         "then restart it and try again.")
     if MAC:
         if subprocess.run(["open", "-a", "Windows App"], capture_output=True).returncode == 0:
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ def open_rdp(alias, host=None):
         return "Windows App isn't installed; opened its App Store page"
     if WINDOWS:
         _spawn(["mstsc.exe", str(rdp_file(host))])
-        return f"Opened Remote Desktop to {host}: {RDP_LOGIN}"
+        # Windows asks about the unsigned connection file first.
+        return f"Opened Remote Desktop to {host}: choose Connect, {RDP_LOGIN}"
     if which("remmina"):
         _spawn(["remmina", "-c", f"rdp://{RDP_USER}@{host}"])
         return f"Opened Remmina to {host}: {RDP_LOGIN}"