How to kill a Windows remote desktop session (RDP session) 

Use qwinsta to get all remote desktop sessions on the server.

C:\> qwinsta /server:<ServerName>    <UserName> ]

SESSIONNAME       USERNAME                 ID  STATE   TYPE        DEVICE
services                                    0  Disc
console                                     1  Conn
rdp-tcp#2         <UserName>                 4  Active   <-----
rdp-tcp                                 65536  Listen

Observe the "ID"  !!


Then, use rwinsta to reset the session using either session ID or session name.

c:\> rwinsta /server:<ServerName> 4


It might be safer to query using username, in order to avoid killing another users' sessions by accident.


C:\> qwinsta johnsmith /server:ServerName
SESSIONNAME       USERNAME                 ID  STATE   TYPE        DEVICE
rdp-tcp#2         johnsmith                 4  Active

C:\> rwinsta /server:ServerName 4
C:\>


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