With Remote Desktop Connection, you can access a computer running Windows from another computer running Windows that’s connected to the same network or to the Internet. For example, you can use all of your work computer’s programs, files, and network resources from your home computer, and it’s just like you’re sitting in front of your computer at work.
Below will give you a step by step guide about how to setup remote desktop and how to connect to a remote desktop.
Setup remote desktop in Windows 7
1.Go to Control Panel,and select System
2.In the new window click Advanced System settings.
3.Go to the Remote tab,and check Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication.
Note:Of course you can select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop to allow people using any version of Remote Desktop or RemoteApp to connect to your computer. This is a good choice if you don’t know the version of Remote Desktop Connection that other people are using, but it is less secure than the third option.
4.Click Select users… to add user accounts who have the right to connect to Remote Desktop on this computer
4.Click OK 3 times to finish the setting
Connect to a Remote Desktop
Just go to Start (the Orb) ,input “Remote desktop” in the search field,then click Remote Desktop Connection
Then input the ip address or hostname of the computer you want to connect to,click connect then input the username and password.Now you have connected to this remote desktop,good lucks!
Updated Oct/13/2011:
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Great job,thanks for this useful guide
Is RDC available in Home version, or just Business?
Two questions:
1. Does one need DNS?
2. Can a computer running windowsXP access the remote desktop?
Don’t know about DNS but XP works fine.
under system properties I have remote assistance but not the second half that says remote desktop….can anybhody help me?
I have the same issue as Denise. Would be interested in the answer. We have 2 new laptops with Windows 7, same issue. It does not give the Remote Desktop choices.
RDC isn’t part of Home or Basic.
Thanks for your suggestions, but it did’nt work because what I can see from my end is diiferent. I can’t see the remote desktop tab after clicking on advanced system setting from control panel. What I have is computer name, hardware and advanced tabs. Pls assist and open my eyes to where the remote tab is, while I keep searching.
Nice, if you would bother to explain how you find the IP address of the computer.
In Windows 7, you can only host RDC with Professional and Ultimate. In Home Premium, you will have RDC without the option to host.
I have Windows 7 Home on my machine. How can i set up remote desktop or where can i get a programme to do it?
I am getting the fallowing error
An authentication error has occurred.
the local security authothity cannot be contacted.
To check your IP address do the following:
-Click Start and go to “All Programs”
-Go to “Accessories” and click on “Command Prompt”
-When the command prompt appears simply type: “ipconfig” and click enter
Your IP address will be listed as the second item on the list.
I dont have the ‘remote desktop’ selection…on the system properties/remote
just set-up my work PC to have RDC with the above instructions given. Will find out tonight if it works once I go home and try to access it with my home PC.
For those with W7 home, there is a hack that seems to activate the RDP server part. It can be downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?byec5ab1iriy9db and was created by untermensch666.
For educational purposes I tried it out on my Win7 Home Premium 64bit box and lo and behold I was able to RDP into it from my workstation. Even in concurrent mode.
Note, this is not supported by MS and may break at any time by installing a security update or service pack.
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1. under the system properties it says “remote” or
2. you can access it by just going to control panel > security and system > system > on the left side it says “Remote settings” or
3. Start > (on the search bar type) > remote settings
wala you have it!
Hi, I have a same problem. I have windows 7 Home and my laptop dont have Remote Destop only Remote Assistance. where can I get Remote Desktop?
I AM GOING BACK TO LINUX THIS SUCKS. FU WINDOWS
hi im new to this but i just want to find out if any body has a answer to my ? i have recently bought a htc hd2 and it has a remote desktop app i was wondering can i use it just using the wifi from my laptop and not using the internet im using windows 7 home premum your help would be much apricated my email address is no_1_macauley@hotmail.com thank you in advance
I don’t have the Extern Desktop part. Only the help part, how can I allow it now?
Here’s my mail:
jeffreaxx@hotmail.com
I kept looking for the snap-in to add remote desktops, thanks for this info… saved me from smashing my computer…
Thanks for the helpful message, how can i subscribed for an IP Address, username and PASSWORD.
Thanks with regards.
hi my windows 7 home premium do not shows remote desktop settings?
How can I configure my windows starter to remote other computer.. I have found the remote system but there is only one thing appear on the system setting “allow remote assistance connection to this computer..
Hi, i am Justin and i was wondering that can i connect to anther computer which has the Windows 7 Homepremium in it and i have the same OS too. Does anybody know i can do it or not?
I have trouble with my windows 7 Laptop. It is solution to auto sign in to my user account if i’ve got a pasword on it?
I would take pleasure in any support!
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I can connect to my office computer form my laptop sitting in my office next to the PC but when at home, I can’t get the Remote Access to work. I typed in the IP address of the office computer in the cputer name but still no luck. I have the RA enabled on the office computer. Any suggestions??