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Hey everyone. Sorry about this issue. I was not aware that by default, Windows requires you to change your password every 42 days for local accounts. This effectively breaks RDP connections (Remmina and FreeRDP) until you change the password, which you cannot easily do with RDP connections being declined.
To fix:
- Boot the VM without using RDP. Boot with the "Direct" view mode in GUI, or
~/bvm/bvm boot ~/win11in a terminal.
You should see this screen.

- Change the password as prompted.

- Edit BVM's config file to tell it the new password. The file is named
bvm-configand it's stored in the win11 folder. (unless you named it something else) Now, RDP connections with Remmina/FreeRDP should work again. - To prevent your new password from expiring 42 days from now, open an administrator command prompt in Windows, and run this command:
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimitedFull disclosure: Until 42 more days, I cannot 100% guarantee this works, but this site says it works. - Continue using BVM as before.
I have added net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited to the list of commands that runs in Windows during its installation, but that change will only help new BVM users who are installing Windows after today. Everyone else needs to follow the workaround above.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Comment below if you need further help.
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