Windows Remote Desktop

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External

Internal

Remote Desktop Clients

Windows

Configure to Connect to a Remote Server

1. Start Remote Desktop Connection

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Communications -> Remote Desktop Connection.

2. Specify computer.

1.2.3.4

3. Specify username/password.

Executable

Windows 7, Windows 8: C:/Windows/System32/mstsc.exe

Mac

Remote Desktop Server

Enable a Windows Machine to Run as Session Host

Enable on Windows 7, Windows Vista

System -> Remote Settings -> Remote Desktop.

In some situations, you must enable the Windows Firewall exceptions for Remote Desktop (the link has a yellow triangle exclamation mark besides it and the "Remote Desktop" options below are grayed out. In order to do that, click on the link and follow the instructions.

Then:

Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop -> Select Users

Enable on Windows 8

System Settings -> Remote Settings -> Remote -> Remote Desktop

Command line:

C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

See the firewall exception notes, above.

Then: Allow Remote Connections to this Computer.

Enable on Windows 10

Command line:

C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe > Remote -> Remote Desktop