Service state Stopped & Listener State Not Listening

[itzD0GE]

Server: Windows server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Hyper-V: VM: Windows10 Pro

Everything was working fine until windows 10 pro downloaded updates now after updated RDWW stopped working.

Here is the scope, I am already running 1.6.1, If i uninstall RDPW and run the RDPwconfig both Service and Listener are working they show green.

as soon as I install RDPWrapper the Wrapper state says Installed but the service goes to Stopped and the Listener state go to Not Listening [Fully supported]

I have done everything for the love of god and still cant get it all green.
where i stand now is the RDP works for one user only when wrapper is not installed.
when wrapper is installed it all is disabled.

I have tried to run the services manually but that doesnt make the wrapper show green.

any ideas?

here is a screen shot:
https://gyazo.com/b64c611329a32693b0f57890492f0403

[itzD0GE]

everyhting is up to date with RDPwrapper:

[binarymaster]

Try enable logging for RDP Wrapper.

• Create an empty file C:\rdpwrap.txt at your root system directory.
• Then reboot / restart TermService using RDPWInst -r

[itzD0GE]

Just did that and file is empty

[binarymaster]

This could mean only one thing - terminal service is not started at all, maybe due to Anti-Virus software or something like that.

[binarymaster]

Run sc query TermService and see the output for error codes

[itzD0GE]

I uninstalled all antivirus and disabled windows firewall

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\RDPWrap-v1.6.1>sc query TermService

SERVICE_NAME: TermService
TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE : 4 RUNNING
(STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN)
WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
CHECKPOINT : 0x0
WAIT_HINT : 0x0

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\RDPWrap-v1.6.1>

[itzD0GE]

right now wrapper is not installed
let me install it and run query

[itzD0GE]

Ok just installed it.
Next step run query.

[itzD0GE]

Ok query run here is the result:

[binarymaster]

Win32 exit code is 5 which means "Access denied".

[itzD0GE]

it was working before the update perhaps update changed permissions on a file?
if so what file do i need to change permissions? I am full Local and Domain Admin so it should not deny access right?

[binarymaster]

The NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM must have access to the C:\Program Files\RDP Wrapper\ directory and all files in it.

If Access Control List to the directory and files is configured correctly, then it's still anti-virus problem (try disabling integrated Smart Screen and Windows Defender services).

[itzD0GE]

ok disabled smartscreen, disabled win defender,
disabled firewall
checked permissions on folder c:\Program Files\ RDP Wapper\

SYSTEM had zero permissions in folder
Gave permissions
Now ITs running

THANK YOU!

[itzD0GE]

[binarymaster]

SYSTEM had zero permissions in folder
Gave permissions
Now ITs running

I'm glad you're solved the issue!

I'll add this to FAQ in README later.