You cannot reuse a virtual channel handle after you disconnect and then reconnect a Terminal Services session that is established on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server

Consider the following scenario:

• You establish a Terminal Services session on a Windows Server 2008-based terminal server.
• You create a virtual channel handle on the Terminal Services session by using the Citrix Virtual Channel SDK or by using the Terminal Services API.
• You keep the virtual channel handle open after you disconnect the Terminal Services session. Later, you reconnect the Terminal Services session.
• You call the WriteFile function by using the virtual channel handle.

In this scenario, the WriteFile function fails. Additionally, when you call the GetLastError function, it returns an instance of error 1 (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION).

This problem affects applications that use virtual channels in Terminal Services sessions.

When the virtual channel transfers from the old session to the new session, Terminal Services does not verify that the virtual channel already exists in the new session.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

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Windows Server 2008, x86-based versions

Windows Server 2008, Itanium-based versions

Windows Server 2008, x64-based versions

To work around this problem, close and then reopen the virtual channel every time that you establish a new Terminal Services session.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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