NVDA Remote in the 2026.1 alpha versions does not work as expected.
A connection can be established between computers running version 2026.1, but control cannot be taken. Pressing any key results in an error.
The same applies when trying to control a computer running 2026.1 from 2025.3, which is understandable, while controlling a 2025.3 computer from 2026.1 works without problems.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the "Connect to Another Computer" dialog.
2. Enter the required information.
3. Once the connection is established, switch to controlling the remote computer.

Actual behavior:

NVDA Remote does not work.

Expected behavior:

NVDA Remote should work without errors.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

ERROR - unhandled exception (20:35:50.160) - MainThread (1616):
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wx\core.pyc", line 3427, in
File "_remoteClient\input.pyc", line 231, in sendKey
ctypes.ArgumentError: argument 2: TypeError: expected LP_INPUT instance instead of pointer to INPUT

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed.

NVDA version:

NVDA alpha-52630,47e6cf5d

Windows version:

Windows 11 24H2 (AMD64) build 26100.6584

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

N/A

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes.

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes.