Remote Desktop Connection - internal error

My laptop is running Windows 8.1 and since yesterday has starting giving problems when connecting to remote PCs using Remote Desktop Connection.
It asks for the password and then shows 'Configuring remote session' for about 30 seconds and then displays 'An internal error has occurred'.   Another PC on the same network is able to connect to the remote PC without problem.  I've tried connecting
to four other PCs with this laptop and two work and three don't.
I've tried changing various settings such as bitmap caching and clipboard sharing etc.  Nothing makes a difference.
I've also used system restore to reverse recent windows updates and that hasn't helped either.
Any ideas?
What can cause 'An internal error has occurred'?  Will it be writing to a log somewhere that I can look at to find further information about the error?
Thanks
Andy

I'm not sure if you meant there could be a problem with the user profile on the laptop or the one on the server I'm trying to connect to?
However, it seems to be the latter.  I just created a new user account on the server and can now remote into it from my laptop.  If I try the original user account again (Administrator) then I get the internal error message.  Other client
PCs can still log-in to the server using the same Administrator account without problem.
Is there something I can do (either to client or server) to clear the fault with the Adminstrator account without wiping that account on the server?

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