Friday, December 16, 2016

How To Enable, Disable Remote Desktop Connections In Windows?

With Remote Desktop connection, you can connect a computer running windows to another computer running Windows that is connected to the same network or to the internet. Enabling, Disabling Remote Desktop Connections in Windows can help in connecting or disconnecting to the Remote Desktop respectively.

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How to enable, disable remote desktop connection in windows

For example, you can use all of your work computer’s programs, files and network resources from your home computer as if you’re sitting in front of your computer at work.

Basic requirements for connecting to remote computers:
1. Your computer must be turned on,
2. It must have a network connection,
3. Remote Desktop connection must be enabled,
4. You must have network access to the remote computer mainly through the internet,
5. You must have permission to connect (i.e., you must be on the list of users)

Enable Remote Desktop Connection:

Enabling Remote Desktop protocol in Windows can help in providing a graphical interface, when you connect your computer to another computer over a network connection, using the Remote Desktop Connection client software. At the same time, the other computer must be running the Remote Desktop Services server software.

Step1. Right Click on My Computer or This PC (depending on the Windows Version) and choose and click Properties.
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Step2. Click the Remote Settings Tab.
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Step3. Under Remote Desktop, you will see three options:
1. Don’t allow remote connections to this computer,
2. Allow remote connections to this computer, and
3. Allow connection only from the computer running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended).

Step4. To Enable Remote Desktop Connection, check Allow remote connections to this computer and Allow connection only from a computer running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended) and click on Apply and press OK.
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How to enable remote desktop connections in windows?

This enabling remote desktop connection is useful for system administrators and technical support teams as well as end users, who like to access their work computer from home or home computer from work.

Disable Remote Desktop Connection:

Disabling Remote Desktop connection is important, to save boot time. So it’s a good idea to disable this feature when not in use.

To Disable Remote Desktop connection, just check, don’t allow remote connections to this computer and click Apply and Press Ok.
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Remote Desktop is only included in the Professional, Business, or Ultimate versions of Windows. Home editions do not have remote desktop.

Enable, Disable remote desktop connections to connect to the remote computer or to disconnect to the remote computer respectively.

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