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Remote desktop software
Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2014–2023), in 7 threads.
This is a broad category rather than one product, so its issues aren't ranked on the home page.
People raised many different problems with Remote desktop software, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 6 complaints
- Keystrokes lag noticeably, making typing feel maddening at first2023-10-02
- Compression adds latency, making scrolling and remote desktop interaction feel laggy and fatiguing2022-08-21
- Changing desktop size or monitor setup requires reconnecting the remote session2018-12-19
- Alt-tab doesn't switch between remote app windows, breaking the user's workflow2017-09-25
- Getting remote desktop and screen sharing working takes long troubleshooting; sharing the correct monitors takes forever2016-11-15
- First user to sign in sets the keyboard layout for the remote session2014-12-19