Control-alt-delete RDP from RDP - windows-server-2008

I need to remote desktop into one windows server and then from there remote desktop into another windows server (don't ask...). I know that you can use Ctrl+alt+end to act as ctrl+alt+delete in remote desktop but this only affects my first RDP connection, how do I do this for the second one?
Thanks

Below worked for me when attempted Keyboard Keys Highlighted.Alt+Ctrl+Del on Box2 from Box1
RDP to your Box2 from Box1
Open On-Screen Keyboard on Box2. eg on Windows 2016 server it would be under
Open C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessibility\On-Screen Keyboard
When On-Screen Keyboard comes on Box2, press ALT+CTRL of "Box1 keyboard" and using mouse click on "Box2's On-Screen Keyboard" DEL button.

If you're using an RDP within another RDP, Ctrl+Alt+End may not work as expected -- it sometimes could bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the outer RDP.
Instead, to bring up the Task Manager / Change Password screen for the inner RDP :
Bring up the on-screen keyboard (Start > Run, type osk.exe)
Hold Ctrl+Alt on the top-level machine and click Del on the OSK.
This should work for any number of nested RDPs.

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SSMS SQL SERVER Management Studio 2012 startup freeze

I have a strange situation. IT installed SSMS on my laptop and it runs well the first time, connected to my SQL servers remotely etc. But then it's frozen. I forced quit and then started SSMS again. Now it's totally frozen, no popup window at all to enter the server-connection text string. Then I did a force quit and got a pop up window (see it here ).
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio has detected that an operation is blocking user input. This can be caused by an active modal dialog or a task that needs to block user interaction. Would you like to shut down anyway?
Has anyone seen this before? My IT department has no clue.
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Focus on SSMS and Hit Enter/Return
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Alt Tab to SSMS
Alt + Space - context menu
M - select Move (in offscreen context menu)
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Fixed an issue which presented the same on my machine today by renaming a entry in my registry:
After some digging there seems to be multiple issues that can produce the same error (Application, settings, registry). This blog entry covers it pretty well:
http://www.armedia.com/blog/2012/08/sql-server-management-studio-freeze/
In my case deleteing the SQL server management studio folder under AppData ( c:\users\%userName%Appdata\raoming\microsoft\ ) didn't work.
However I was successfully after deleting / renaming the regisitry entry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server]
(update)
Worked out the underlying issue on my laptop - was using additional 2 screens with much higher resolutions which caused windows / SSMS to open up the connect to new data source dialog off all of them. If your using multiple screens try returning to just use the native laptop screen to see if you can find the dialog that SSMS is waiting on your input for.
I just had this same situation, with two additional screens connected to my laptop. SQL Server Management Studio was opened on the third screen, with the modal dialog nowhere to be seen.
Two options:
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Set Windows to only use one or two screens. SSMS opens on the first and should still open there when you move back to using three screens.
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It was because multi screen display. Turning off multiscreen to single one resolved it. Reenabled multi screen display after ssms started working
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But when I set compatibility mode of both the application to the "run as Administrator", it starts working fine.
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I need to remove an old ssh key but I don't know the location of the directory. The sublime console says the following.
The SSH host key has changed. This could indicate a potential security breach, or that the domain you are connecting to recently moved servers.
If you are confident this is not a security breach you can delete the old host key and try again.
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Win Vista/7: Start > regedit
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The Problem is that there is no solution for windows 8 :/
Thanks already for the support!
Snipped from ComboFix.org "How to Open the Registry Editor in Windows 8":
Step 1: If you are on the Windows 8 desktop, point the cursor at the lower right
corner of the screen. Click the “Search” option as soon as it pops up on the
left-side of the screen. If you are on the Metro UI Start Screen, point the
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I just want to know is that Any other way to get the Settings Charm is active or not.
Because, In my app, the Settings of an app is in the settings charm(If user presses Settings btn in App will leads to open Settings Charm)
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Is that any way to find that????
Tap in to CommandsRequested on the SettingsPane
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