By George Norman
Added on 09 Sep 2009(1478 Views)



If you want to access your desktop from a remote location – for example when you are visiting your relatives in Cleveland – you need to have remote desktop turned on. The catch is that this feature is not available by default in Vista. Well, it is available, but it is turned off by default. Turning it on is a relatively simple process; just follow the step-by-step guide presented below.

Here is what you have to do to turn on Remote Desktop in Windows Vista:

Step 1. Minimize all open windows and applications. Better yet, close them all.

Step 2. On the desktop, right click the My Computer icon. From the dropdown menu that appears select Properties.

Step 3. Take a look at the left hand side of the window that appeared. Under Tasks you will notice a link called Remote settings -> click it.

Step 4. The System Properties window should have popped up. Locate the Remote tab and click it (the last one to the right, after System Protection).

Step 5. In the Remote Desktop section choose one of the following
Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure) – this option allows you to connect remotely to your desktop even though you use a Windows XP or 2k machine to do so.
Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentification (more secure) - this option allows you to connect remotely to your desktop from another computer powered by Vista or Windows 7.

Step 6. Click Apply -> click OK and you’re done.

Tips and warnings
Remote desktop is available only on certain Windows Vista versions: Vista Professional, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate.
You can replace step 2 to with the following: click the Windows orb (Start button) -> in the search box type in system -> under Programs click System.
The operating system will automatically set up firewall rules for Remote Desktop so you don’t have to worry about setting them up yourself.



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Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Vista, Remote Desktop

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