{"id":511698,"date":"2022-11-17T23:16:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T20:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T23:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T20:16:14","slug":"how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d6a7d33cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d6a7d33cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_in_Windows_10%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/#How_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_with_Windows_10_Settings\" >How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections with Windows 10 Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/#How_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_with_Control_Panel\" >How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections with Control Panel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/#Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_to_Windows_7\" >Enable Remote Desktop Connections to Windows 7<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-in-windows-10\/#How_to_Connect_to_Another_PC_Using_Remote_Desktop\" >How to Connect to Another PC Using Remote Desktop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_in_Windows_10%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-844208\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/remote-connection-header.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Remote Connection Window from Windows 10. Header image. \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10 by simply searching the Start Menu for &#8220;Remote Desktop settings&#8221; and flipping &#8220;Enable Remote Desktop&#8221; to &#8220;On&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows, but it\u2019s easy enough to turn on if you want your\u00a0PC to be remote control requests from the network. Today we\u2019ll cover how to enable it from Windows 10 and earlier versions.<\/p>\n<p>Remote Desktop allows you to take remote control over another networked PC. It\u2019s comprised of a Remote Desktop server service that allows connections to the PC from the network and a Remote Desktop client that makes that connection to a remote PC. The client is included in all editions of Windows\u2014Home, Professional, Enterprise, and so on. The server part is only available on Professional and Enterprise versions. This means that you can initiate a Remote Desktop connection from pretty much any PC running Windows, but you can only connect to PCs running a Pro or Enterprise edition.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you are running a Home edition of Windows on a PC to which you want to make a connection, you can always use a third party service like TeamViewer, or even Chrome.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re covering Windows 10 and earlier versions in this article, but you can also easily enable Remote Desktop connections on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Turn On and Use Remote Desktop on Windows 11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_with_Windows_10_Settings\"><\/span>How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections with Windows 10 Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To enable Remote Desktop connections, open up the Start Menu and search for \u201cremote desktop settings\u201d to directly access the Remote Desktop panel from the PC Settings <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>. You could also open up Settings and then search from it within there, but it\u2019s simpler to do it this way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849284\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-100347.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Start Menu Search for Remote Desktop\" width=\"2348\" height=\"1233\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re at the Remote Desktop settings panel, you can simply flip the \u201cEnable Remote Desktop\u201d toggle from Off to On, which will enable incoming connections from a Remote Desktop client. When you flip the toggle, you\u2019ll be asked to verify that you really meant to do that, and you can simply confirm that you do.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849285\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-100442.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop Settings\" width=\"1704\" height=\"948\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once Remote Desktop connections are enabled, you\u2019ll be presented with multiple options for keeping your PC awake or making it discoverable, but you\u2019ll have to click through the Show settings for each to get to the details for them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849288\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-100546.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop Settings Enabled\" width=\"1685\" height=\"938\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you select the Advanced Settings link you can do other things like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/814478\/how-to-change-the-rdp-port-on-windows-10\/\">change the RDP port on Windows 10 or Windows 11, or change whether you are using Network Level Authentication, but those are generally things only advanced users should be doing, so you might want to leave them alone.<\/p>\n<p>If you scroll down further on the Remote Desktop settings panel, you can click the \u201cSelect users that can remotely access this PC\u201d option to choose whether you want specific users to be able to access the PC\u2014but it\u2019s worth noting that accounts with\u00a0Administrator privileges\u00a0can automatically access the PC, and you\u2019re almost certainly using an Administrator account if this is your personal PC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849439\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-140425.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop Users\" width=\"1534\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also note that you can find your PC\u2019s name on this screen, which is handy for when you connect from another computer.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_with_Control_Panel\"><\/span>How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections with Control Panel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The old-school Control Panel still exists in Windows 10, and you can use it to enable Remote Desktop connections. For many of us, this is the easiest way to do things.<\/p>\n<p>To enable Remote Desktop Connections with the old Control Panel, use the WIN + R shortcut key combination to pull up the Run dialog, and then type in <code>sysdm.cpl<\/code> and hit the Enter key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849292\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-100721.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Run Box Sysdm.cpl\" width=\"1307\" height=\"603\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be presented with the System Properties panel, where you\u2019ll want to switch to the Remote tab on the right. Once you are there, you can simply select \u201cAllow remote connections to this computer\u201d from the Remote Desktop section, click the Apply button, and you\u2019ll be ready to go.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-849293\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screenshot-2022-11-17-100757.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop Control Panel\" width=\"1659\" height=\"864\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can use the \u201cSelect Users\u201d button to configure exactly which users have access to connect to this PC, but it\u2019s worth noting that users with Administrator access are already enabled by default, so you probably won\u2019t need to bother with this.<\/p>\n<p>In Windows 8 and 10, the option for only allowing connections from PCs running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication is also enabled by default. Modern versions of Windows all support this level of authentication, so it\u2019s best to leave it enabled. If you must allow connections from PCs running Windows XP or earlier, you\u2019ll need to disable this option.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_Remote_Desktop_Connections_to_Windows_7\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">Enable Remote Desktop Connections to Windows 7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Windows 7 or Vista, you\u2019ll want to use the WIN + R shortcut key combination to open the Run Dialog, type in sysdm.cpl, and hit Enter. From there, you\u2019ll select the Remote tab.<\/p>\n<p>Things here work the same as in Windows 10, but are presented in a slightly different way. Notice that you have three distinct options in Windows 7\u2014don\u2019t allow remote access, allow connections from any version of Remote Desktop, and allow only connections that run with Network Level Authentication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-319815\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/era_3.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"474\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On any version of Windows, you can also click the \u201cSelect Users\u201d button to set up specific users that are allowed to make remote connections.\u00a0When you\u2019re done setting things up, click the \u201cOK\u201d button to have your PC start listening for remote connections.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to connect from other PCs on the same local network, that should be all you have to do. Windows automatically creates exceptions in the Windows Firewall to allow remote connection traffic to get through.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Connect_to_Another_PC_Using_Remote_Desktop\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">How to Connect to Another PC Using Remote Desktop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can start a remote connection from those computers by clicking Start, typing \u201cremote,\u201d and then choosing the \u201cRemote Desktop Connection\u201d result. Just type in the name or IP address for the PC to initiate the connection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-319816\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/era_4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"253\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to connect to the remote PC over the Internet, you\u2019ll have to do a little extra setup that involves allowing Remote Desktop traffic through your router and forwarding those types of packets to the right PC. 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