The Windows Logon Application or winlogon.exe is a crucial process for a Windows system. It runs in the background and rarely interferes with normal functioning of the system. It performs critical ...

The Windows app is taking over remote desktop connections and Windows in the cloud. ... in part to prevent you logging into the machines of complete strangers.

The ability to use a revoked password to log in through RDP occurs when a Windows machine that’s signed in with a Microsoft or Azure account is configured to enable remote desktop access.