24 Responses to “How to enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10 (or Windows 7)”

  • Martin says:

    I have windows 7 home I upgraded to windows 10 but when I needed to access remote access the remote tab only had the top portion on that window not the desktop bottom part with the options so I couldn’t access remote access

  • jim jimmers says:

    i cried at those specs. 1.99 Ghz, 2GB RAM

  • Andrei says:

    I have two computers. one win 10, another win 7. I try to connect via remote desktop connection and it gives me the following message.
    Remote Desktop can’t connect to the computer for one of these reason:
    1) Remote access to the server is not enabled
    2)The remote computer is turned off
    3)The remote computer is not available on the network
    But I enabled both comp remote access, and is it connected to the same network. Please help!

  • snider says:

    sir ..if i download 1 gb movie on the remote desktop in the office ..who broadband is charged ..office or home ?

  • Jordan says:

    I use dualmon.com for my remote desktop. It’s free and you don’t have to mess with all of this configuration to get it enabled.

  • Javed says:

    How can i enable “Allow Remote Assistance connection” option which is hidden in my computer.

    • sach says:

      Above steps seems hard to follow. Instead, I would recommend use of tools like logmein, teamviewer, gotomypc, R-HUB remote support servers etc.

  • ana pavlova says:

    How can i set up the password in my RDP ??

  • Edward says:

    I am an advanced user and at work I am considered the IT goto guy. I initially setup our peer to peer network many years ago. I am able to connect with Remote Desktop locally from work Win XP Pro SP3 to work Win 7 Pro and vice versa. I can connect over the internet from work Win XP Pro SP3 to home Win XP Pro SP3 and from work Win 7 Pro to home Win XP Pro SP3. So all settings are correct for modem port forwarding, ip addresses, firewall port access. I have selected “connect from any computer”. I just can’t seem to connect from home Win XP Pro SP3 to work Win 7 Pro over the internet even if I disable the software firewalls (windows firewall likely becomes active though and I have not tried to disable that) because when McAfee Internet Security is active the ports are configured correctly as I can go from the work Win XP Pro SP3 to the Win 7 Pro machine. I have changed listening port because of the various computers at home and work I am connecting to. If I can access almost all directions and through software firewalls all but the one direction, does anyone have an idea as to why this might be and how to fix it?

  • Ryan says:

    I use deskulous.com to manage my connections

  • Vali says:

    I cannot install rdc 6.0 client. Once I downloaded the software, my avast antivirus won’t let me install.

    What should I do?
    Thanks.

  • Kevin Butler says:

    So is this not available in 8.1 unless you have the Pro version? because I open the Remote tab and only Allow Remote assistance is there, not Remote Desktop

  • Jitendra says:

    in LAN or WLAN is it possible to connect to remote desktop without logging off the another system’s desktop
    ?

  • Omar Nofl says:

    Hello,

    I can’t find the Remote Desktop options at all.
    I am using windows 8.1

  • John says:

    I used ammyy.com.
    Really saves a lot of time and efforts

  • Riclags says:

    I don’t get the 3 Remote Desktop radio-button options. I use a Win7 Home Premium. Is it disabled?

    • Ciprian Adrian Rusen says:

      At the beginning of this article we state the following:
      “If you run Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise, you can accept Remote Desktop Connections.”

      Remote desktop functionality is not available for Home Premium users.

  • Karl says:

    I don’t see the heading Remote desktop when I go to system properties/remote settings only allow remote assistance on top part of panel. This is a Windows 7 tutorial???
    In any event my old Dell with XP won’t open my windows 7 desktop. Says it can’t connect. I’m using the exact computer name for the host and XP is configured it to allow remote access. I turned host firewall off too!

    Thanks

  • Vic says:

    Great article!

  • jasray says:

    Anyone know if RDP via the tsweb client used in XP–allows user remote access via web interface. Quite handy.

    • MIchaelML says:

      RDC may not work behind NAT, so the best option may be using third party remote desktop software like TV or AEROADMIN.
      Hope this helps.

    • Daniel Vivas says:

      Or even easier – through AEROADMIN

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