Quick Tip: Using WinApps with an Empty Windows Password

[playday3008]

If you use an empty password for your Windows VM, you'll get ERRCONNECT_ACCOUNT_RESTRICTION error in your FreeRDP logs when trying to connect.

By default, Windows strictly blocks RDP access for accounts without passwords. To make it work, you just need to change a local security policy:

1. Inside your Windows VM, press Win + R, type secpol.msc, and hit Enter (requires Admin rights).
2. Navigate to Local Policies > Security Options.
3. Find the policy: Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
4. Double-click it and set it to Disabled.

(Note: secpol.msc is not available by default on Windows Home edition.)

[oskardotglobal]

Pretty sure FreeRDP 3.9 doesn't allow empty passwords. Just set a password.

[playday3008]

Works for me on Fedora 44, I don't need nor want to set a password, just sharing how I made it work