Windows 10: Connect to a remote desktop onto an account without the currently connected account being...

HiIn my house there are 2 desktops and one laptop. One desktop is Windows 10 and the other is Windows XP. The laptop is Windows 10 Pro as well. I have configured all of them to allow desktop connections over the LAN network without any issues. But now i what i want to do is that i want to configure a few things on my account on the windows 10 pro desktop on the Administrator account while my friend is using the same desktop but on a different account called Mike and all has admin previleges but idk how to do that so i was wondering if anyoone can help me to do this or find some articles o

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Remote Desktop Connection problems


Have you tried Remote Desktop Connection, to connect from your Windows 10 laptop to your Windows 7 desktop? Try it first, post back and tell how it went.

Some additional help because you mentioned you are a remote newbie *Wink. The windows 7 related tutorials from our sister site the Seven Forums:

1. On Windows 7 desktop, set network location to either Home or Work (I recommend Work):
   • Network Location - Set as Home, Work, or Public Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
2. On Windows 7 desktop, allow incoming remote connections:
   • Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) - Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
3. On Windows 7 desktop, find out its IP address:
   • IP Address - Locate and Find for Your Computer - Windows 7 Help Forums
4. On Windows 10 laptop, start the Remote Desktop application and connect to the Windows 7 desktop using the IP address from step 3 above (see Part Three in the tutorial):
   • RDC - Connect Remotely to your Windows 10 PC - Windows 10 Forums
   • Notice that although the tutorial is written for Windows 10, it also applies to Windows 7

Try the above, post back how it went.

 

Remote Desktop Connection / Win XP

make sure his account has a password, then rightclick on my computer>properties>remote tab.

check the box that says "allow users to remotly connect to this comptuer" and thats it.

Also if he has more than one computer behinda router make sure you port forward the RD port to his computer.

Also note that windows XP one supports one active session as a time, so when you are remoted into the computer he will not be able to use it (he will see the windows login screen.)

To connect to it point your remote desktop client to his external IP (his routers IP) and it should connect just fine.

 

Remote Desktop Connection Won't Connect

Hi,

Looking for some help in setting up Remote Desktop Connection.

On my Surface Pro 4 running Win10 release 10586 I installed the Remote Desktop Preview today from the Store.

On my desktop running the same version of Win10 I installed the Remote Desktop Assistant created a file and copied that to my SP4. I have enabled Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer and Allow remote connection to this computer. I added my
user account to Remote Desktop Users and have this account setting on the SP4.

I can't connect, keep getting a screen when I try to connect saying it can't connect but no information. I checked the Windows Firewall settings, Remote Desktop is allowed. Tried Network Level Authentication deselected and selected, but no change. Looking
on Bing couldn't find a solution. Any suggestions?