How to Remotely Enable Remote Desktop
Posted by Rob Rogers in Windows networking
This is for network administrators who use the Remote Desktop option for remote support. If Remote Desktop has been disabled on the remote computer, you can enable it remotely (as long as you have administrator rights on the remote computer). To do this:
1. Run Regedit
2. Select File | Connect Network Registry
3. Enter the name of the remote computer and select Check Names
4. Go to hklm\system\currentcontrolset\control\terminal server\FdenyTSConnection=1
5. Change the FdenyTSConnection to 0
Now you should be able to connect to the remote computer using Remote Desktop.
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November 15, 2008 at 12:55 am, wallpapers said:
surely this is a security risk?
November 02, 2010 at 3:24 pm, Gundermanc said:
No. It is not a security risk because it only works if:
* you know the IP address of the target computer
* you have ADMINISTRATIVE login credentials
December 02, 2008 at 3:12 pm, Pradeep Kumar Raymohapatra said:
This is mind blowing solution to Remotely Enable Remote Desktop. I have tried it & got success.
Many many thanks to you.
Pradeep Kumar Raymohapatra (lntinfotech,Mumbai)
March 22, 2009 at 6:30 pm, pczafer said:
hi
i used the recipe below and able to access host via remote desktop connection. but when i connected to host, host did not locked the screen so people ould see other side what i`m doing, i tink its not very secure.
So how can i enable the host locking the screen when i connected the host via remote desktop??
March 22, 2009 at 6:34 pm, pczafer said:
hi
i used the recipe below and able to access host via remote desktop connection. but when i connected to host, host did not locked the screen so people ould see other side what i`m doing, i tink its not very secure.
So how can i enable the host locking the screen when i connected the host via remote desktop??
April 16, 2009 at 7:54 pm, ubecool said:
btw, if you cannot access the registry remotely you can remotely start the service for the the Remote-Edit of the registry with
mmc compmgmt.msc “nameOfThePC”
When the service has been started on the target machine the registry can be edited remotely.
October 05, 2010 at 7:46 pm, Jeffrey_Cross said:
until step 3 its OK but at step 4 i cannot expand HKLM
December 08, 2010 at 6:10 am, Pinky said:
Its a leora-ka-bal solution.
February 25, 2011 at 11:21 am, Anonymous said:
Thank you!