Introduction
Remote Desktop helps a person to remotely access another computer. You can access the other computer like you are directly working on it. It can help us in solving our friends' problems from a remote location, problem debugging by a technical expert, etc.
How to Perform
For performing Remote Desktop Connection, follow these steps (for Windows 7):
- Press window key+break.
- Go to Advanced system settings.
- Go to Remote tab.
- Check the option saying “Allow Connection from computer running any version of remote desktop.
- Click on Apply & then on ok.
- Goto Start->All programs->Accessories.
- Select Remote Desktop Connection.
- Enter the IP address of person you want to connect to.
- Click on Connect.
- Enter the desired username & password.
- Click on ok.
- Remote Desktop Connection is made.
Another way is: Window remote assistance feature (For windows 7).
For doing this, follow these steps:
- Press Win key+Break.
- Click on Advanced system settings.
- Choose Remote Tab.
- Check the box saying “Allow Remote Assistance Connection to this Computer”.
- Click on Apply & then ok.
- Goto start.
- In the search bar, type troubleshooting.
- Open it.
- On the left side of the troubleshooting window, click on “Get help from a friend”.
- Click on “invite someone to help you”.
- Click on Save this invitation as a file.
- Send this file to the person whom you want to connect remotely.
- Password is shown in the file you just saved. You need to give that password to your friend to provide access to your computer.
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