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taowa
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Jul 28, 2026

RDP client shows black screen when SR-IOV GPU adapter is enabled on Windows 10 VM

Hi,

 

I'm running a Windows 10 virtual machine as an RDP server. The VM is assigned a SR-IOV virtual function (VF) of the host's Intel UHD Graphics.

 

When I enable the Group Policy setting "Use hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Services sessions", the RDP client connects but only displays a black screen.

 

If I disable this Group Policy setting, the RDP session works normally, but without GPU acceleration.

 

Environment:

 

Host OS: linux

 

Guest OS: Windows 10

 

GPU: Intel UHD Graphics (SR-IOV VF)

 

RDP client: Windows built-in mstsc.exe

 

Steps to reproduce:

1.Assign an SR-IOV VF of Intel UHD Graphics to the Windows 10 VM

2.Enable the Group Policy: Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Remote Desktop Services → Remote Desktop Session Host → Remote Session Environment → Use hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Services sessions

3.Connect to the VM via RDP

4.Result: black screen

Is this a known limitation? Is there any workaround to use SR-IOV GPU with RDP desktop display?

Thanks.



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