diff --git a/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view.rs b/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view.rs
index 5f938e974..fb10bea4e 100644
--- a/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view.rs
@@ -877,6 +877,12 @@ impl RemoteDesktopView {
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) -> Self {
         let manage_native_cursor = config.options.protocol == RemoteDesktopProtocol::Rdp;
+        // Standalone windows (tab_index: None, e.g. the fullscreen RDP popup)
+        // have no tab container to drive TabContent::on_activate, so they must
+        // start as the active presentation and request native focus directly.
+        // Otherwise the native overlay stays hidden and the window renders
+        // only the GPUI background.
+        let standalone_window = config.tab_index.is_none();
         let presentation_initialization = if config.options.protocol == RemoteDesktopProtocol::Vnc {
             presentation::RemoteDesktopPresentationInitialization::Canvas {
                 fallback_reason: None,
@@ -1104,7 +1110,7 @@ impl RemoteDesktopView {
             _presentation_task: None,
             _presentation_pacing_task: None,
             presentation_initialization,
-            tab_active: false,
+            tab_active: standalone_window,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
             windows_native: None,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
@@ -1126,7 +1132,7 @@ impl RemoteDesktopView {
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
             windows_native_lifecycle_dirty: false,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
-            windows_native_focus_requested: false,
+            windows_native_focus_requested: standalone_window,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
             windows_native_close_requested: false,
             #[cfg(all(feature = "windows-native-rdp", target_os = "windows"))]
diff --git a/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view/render_contract_tests.rs b/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view/render_contract_tests.rs
index 1f2b5ce20..569ecabdd 100644
--- a/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view/render_contract_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/remote_desktop_view/src/view/render_contract_tests.rs
@@ -1443,6 +1443,34 @@ fn windows_native_tab_lifecycle_defers_focus_only_while_active() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn standalone_window_starts_active_with_native_focus_requested() {
+    let view = include_str!("../view.rs").replace("\r\n", "\n");
+    let new_body = function_body(
+        &view,
+        "pub fn new(",
+        "fn cancel_presentation_pacing",
+    );
+
+    let standalone = new_body
+        .find("let standalone_window = config.tab_index.is_none();")
+        .expect("standalone window detection");
+    let tab_active = new_body
+        .find("tab_active: standalone_window,")
+        .expect("standalone windows start active");
+    let focus_requested = new_body
+        .find("windows_native_focus_requested: standalone_window,")
+        .expect("standalone windows request native focus");
+    assert!(
+        standalone < tab_active && tab_active < focus_requested,
+        "standalone detection must precede both activation intents"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !new_body[standalone..tab_active].contains("tab_active: false"),
+        "initialization must never hard-code the inactive tab state"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn local_pointer_move_makes_the_canvas_cursor_paintable_before_hiding_native_cursor() {
     let input = include_str!("input.rs");
diff --git a/main/src/home/home_strategy.rs b/main/src/home/home_strategy.rs
index f04c58728..d22544354 100644
--- a/main/src/home/home_strategy.rs
+++ b/main/src/home/home_strategy.rs
@@ -271,13 +271,8 @@ impl ConnectionOpenStrategy for RemoteDesktopOpenStrategy {
             connection,
             protocol,
         } = *self;
-        if protocol == RemoteDesktopProtocol::Rdp && remote_desktop::windows_native_rdp_compiled() {
-            // Windows 原生 RDP 与 gpui-rdp-smoke 一致：在独立全屏窗口中
-            // 承载原生 ActiveX child（覆盖整个客户区），避免在主窗口 tab
-            // 内嵌时被 DirectComposition visual 盖住而白屏。
-            home.open_remote_desktop_fullscreen_window(&connection, window, cx);
-            return;
-        }
+        // 双击等常规打开一律走 tab；独立全屏窗口仅保留在连接的右键菜单里
+        // （Connection.open_in_fullscreen_window）。
         extension_runtime::remote_desktop_provider_install::open_remote_desktop_connection_with_provider_guard(
             home, connection, protocol, mode, window, cx,
         );
@@ -301,7 +296,7 @@ mod tests {
     use one_core::storage::{MongoDBParams, MongoDriverVariant, StoredConnection};
 
     #[test]
-    fn native_rdp_opens_in_an_independent_window_like_gpui_rdp_smoke() {
+    fn remote_desktop_double_click_opens_in_a_tab() {
         let source = include_str!("home_strategy.rs").replace("\r\n", "\n");
         let start = source
             .find("impl ConnectionOpenStrategy for RemoteDesktopOpenStrategy")
@@ -312,13 +307,14 @@ mod tests {
             .expect("next strategy");
         let strategy = &source[start..end];
 
-        assert!(strategy.contains("protocol == RemoteDesktopProtocol::Rdp"));
-        assert!(strategy.contains("remote_desktop::windows_native_rdp_compiled()"));
         assert!(
-            strategy
-                .contains("home.open_remote_desktop_fullscreen_window(&connection, window, cx)")
+            strategy.contains("open_remote_desktop_connection_with_provider_guard("),
+            "double-click must open the remote desktop in a tab"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !strategy.contains("open_remote_desktop_fullscreen_window"),
+            "the fullscreen window must stay behind the context-menu action"
         );
-        assert!(strategy.contains("open_remote_desktop_connection_with_provider_guard("));
     }
 
     #[test]