Feature: RDP Admin session (#3216)

* Feature: RDP Admin session

* Chore: Upgrade & #3216

* Feature: Use childwindow

* Feature: RDP admin session

* Docs: #3216

Author: BornToBeRoot

Source/GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2025.8.11.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2025.8.11.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2025.10.18.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2025.10.18.0")]

Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs

@@ -3996,4 +3996,7 @@ Right-click for more options.</value>
   <data name="HelpMessage_UseCustomThemes" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Use custom themes to personalize the appearance of the application. You can edit or add theme in the "Program Folder &gt; Themes" directory. For more details, refer to the documentation.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="AdminConsoleSession" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Admin (console) session</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.resx

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace NETworkManager.Models.RemoteDesktop;
 
 public static class RemoteDesktop
 {
-    public static List<string> ScreenResolutions => new()
-    {
+    public static List<string> ScreenResolutions =>
+    [
         "640x480",
         "800x600",
         "1024x768",
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ public static class RemoteDesktop
         "1400x1050",
         "1680x1050",
         "1920x1080"
-    };
+    ];
 
-    public static List<int> ColorDepths => new()
-    {
+    public static List<int> ColorDepths =>
+    [
         15,
         16,
         24,
         32
-    };
+    ];
 
     public static RemoteDesktopKeystrokeInfo GetKeystroke(Keystroke keystroke)
     {
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public static RemoteDesktopKeystrokeInfo GetKeystroke(Keystroke keystroke)
         switch (keystroke)
         {
             case Keystroke.CtrlAltDel:
-                info.ArrayKeyUp = new[] { false, false, false, true, true, true };
-                info.KeyData = new[] { 0x1d, 0x38, 0x53, 0x53, 0x38, 0x1d };
+                info.ArrayKeyUp = [false, false, false, true, true, true];
+                info.KeyData = [0x1d, 0x38, 0x53, 0x53, 0x38, 0x1d];
                 break;
         }
 

Source/NETworkManager.Models/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktop.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class RemoteDesktopSessionInfo
     public string Username { get; set; }
     public string Domain { get; set; }
     public SecureString Password { get; set; }
+    public bool AdminSession { get; set; }
     public int Port { get; set; }
     public bool AdjustScreenAutomatically { get; set; }
     public bool UseCurrentViewSize { get; set; }

Source/NETworkManager.Models/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSessionInfo.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Security;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
-using NETworkManager.Models.Network;
+using NETworkManager.Models.Network;
 using NETworkManager.Models.PowerShell;
 using NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY;
 using NETworkManager.Models.RemoteDesktop;
 using NETworkManager.Settings;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Security;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
 
 namespace NETworkManager.Profiles;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public GroupInfo(GroupInfo group) : this(group.Name)
     {
         // General
         Description = group.Description;
-        
+
         // Profiles
         Profiles = group.Profiles;
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public GroupInfo(GroupInfo group) : this(group.Name)
         RemoteDesktop_Username = group.RemoteDesktop_Username;
         RemoteDesktop_Domain = group.RemoteDesktop_Domain;
         RemoteDesktop_Password = group.RemoteDesktop_Password;
+        RemoteDesktop_AdminSession = group.RemoteDesktop_AdminSession;
         RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay = group.RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay;
         RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically = group.RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically;
         RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize = group.RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public GroupInfo(GroupInfo group) : this(group.Name)
     ///     Name of the group.
     /// </summary>
     public string Name { get; set; }
-    
+
     /// <summary>
     ///    Description of the group.
     /// </summary>
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ public GroupInfo(GroupInfo group) : this(group.Name)
     public string RemoteDesktop_Domain { get; set; }
 
     [XmlIgnore] public SecureString RemoteDesktop_Password { get; set; }
+
+    public bool RemoteDesktop_AdminSession { get; set; }
     public bool RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay { get; set; }
     public bool RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically { get; set; }
 

Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/GroupInfo.cs

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public ProfileInfo(ProfileInfo profile)
         RemoteDesktop_Username = profile.RemoteDesktop_Username;
         RemoteDesktop_Domain = profile.RemoteDesktop_Domain;
         RemoteDesktop_Password = profile.RemoteDesktop_Password;
+        RemoteDesktop_AdminSession = profile.RemoteDesktop_AdminSession;
         RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay = profile.RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay;
         RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically = profile.RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically;
         RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize = profile.RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize;
@@ -314,6 +315,8 @@ public ProfileInfo(ProfileInfo profile)
     public string RemoteDesktop_Domain { get; set; }
 
     [XmlIgnore] public SecureString RemoteDesktop_Password { get; set; }
+
+    public bool RemoteDesktop_AdminSession { get; set; }
     public bool RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay { get; set; }
     public bool RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically { get; set; }
 

Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileInfo.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                 <!-- Styles -->
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/ButtonStyles.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/CheckBoxStyles.xaml" />
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/ChildWindowStyles.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/ContextMenuStyles.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/DataGridStyles.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/Resources/Styles/DropDownButtonStyles.xaml" />

Source/NETworkManager/App.xaml

@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ private void Connect()
             RdpClient.AdvancedSettings9.ClearTextPassword = SecureStringHelper.ConvertToString(_sessionInfo.Password);
         }
 
+        // Admin (console) session
+        RdpClient.AdvancedSettings9.ConnectToAdministerServer = _sessionInfo.AdminSession;
+
         // Network
         RdpClient.AdvancedSettings9.RDPPort = _sessionInfo.Port;
 
@@ -716,8 +719,4 @@ private void WindowsFormsHost_DpiChanged(object sender, DpiChangedEventArgs e)
         AdjustScreen(force: true);
     }
     #endregion
-
-
-
-
 }

Source/NETworkManager/Controls/RemoteDesktopControl.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow;
+using NETworkManager.Controls;
 using NETworkManager.Localization.Resources;
 using NETworkManager.Models;
 using NETworkManager.Models.Network;
@@ -9,11 +10,9 @@
 using NETworkManager.Views;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Security;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
-using NETworkManager.Controls;
 
 namespace NETworkManager;
 
@@ -23,18 +22,13 @@ public static class ProfileDialogManager
 
     private static ProfileInfo ParseProfileInfo(ProfileViewModel instance)
     {
-        foreach (var tag in instance.TagsCollection)
-        {
-            Debug.WriteLine(tag);    
-        }
-        
         return new ProfileInfo
         {
             Name = instance.Name.Trim(),
             Host = instance.Host.Trim(),
             Description = instance.Description?.Trim(),
             Group = instance.Group.Trim(),
-            TagsCollection = new ObservableSetCollection<string> (instance.TagsCollection),
+            TagsCollection = new ObservableSetCollection<string>(instance.TagsCollection),
 
             // Network Interface
             NetworkInterface_Enabled = instance.NetworkInterface_Enabled,
@@ -97,6 +91,7 @@ private static ProfileInfo ParseProfileInfo(ProfileViewModel instance)
             RemoteDesktop_Password = instance.RemoteDesktop_UseCredentials
                 ? instance.RemoteDesktop_Password
                 : new SecureString(), // Remove sensitive info on disable
+            RemoteDesktop_AdminSession = instance.RemoteDesktop_AdminSession,
             RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay = instance.RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay,
             RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically = instance.RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically,
             RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize = instance.RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize,
@@ -323,6 +318,7 @@ private static GroupInfo ParseGroupInfo(GroupViewModel instance)
             RemoteDesktop_Password = instance.RemoteDesktop_UseCredentials
                 ? instance.RemoteDesktop_Password
                 : new SecureString(), // Remove sensitive info on disable
+            RemoteDesktop_AdminSession = instance.RemoteDesktop_AdminSession,
             RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay = instance.RemoteDesktop_OverrideDisplay,
             RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically = instance.RemoteDesktop_AdjustScreenAutomatically,
             RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize = instance.RemoteDesktop_UseCurrentViewSize,