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Powershell 5.x Legacy - RemoteApp - Keys are Not Working

Updated 11 May 2025 1 min read

Because of the version of a module in legacy Powershell, window won’t properly handle keypresses over RDP Remote App.

Please follow the steps to fix this error.

1. Check Powershell Module Version of PSReadLine

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module PSReadLine

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Script     2.0.0      PSReadline                          {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Get-PSReadLineOption, Remove-PS...

This version is bugged version and won’t work properly.

2. Install new version of Powershell Module Version of PSReadLine

PS C:\Windows\system32> Install-Module PSReadLine -Force

This is gonna install new version of module.

3. Test new version of PSReadLine

 PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module PSReadLine

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Script     2.3.6      PSReadline                          {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Get-PSReadLineOption, Remove-PS...

This will fix the issue right away.

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