Black screen after logging in on Windows 2012 R2 using domain credentials on remote desktop connection
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/970879 Blank Desktop on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Email Print Source: Microsoft Support RAPID PUBLISHING RAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION. Symptom After logging on to a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 computer, you are presented with a blank screen with no Start Menu, shortcuts, or icons. If you reboot and use F8 to boot to Safe Mode with Networking, you will see your normal desktop. You may see the following events in the Application log: Log Name: Application Source: Microsoft-Windows-Winlogon Event ID: 4006 Level: Warning User: N/A Computer: M1.Contoso.com Description: The Windows logon process has failed to spawn a user application. Application name: . Command line parameters: