Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.

Microsoft is officially killing off the Remote Desktop app. It’s unfortunate since it is/was one of the easier ways to connect to your PC while on vacation. System admins also rely on it to connect to ...

There's more than one way to use Windows now. As well as sitting down in front of a locally installed copy of Windows, running on a hard drive inside your desktop or laptop, you can also fire up the ...

To use Remote Desktop over LAN on Windows 11/10, you need to assign a static IP address to your computers. Below, we have covered the process of using Remote Desktop over LAN on Windows 11/10 in ...

Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions.

Computers are powerful tools in the modern age, but it can be difficult to transport entire PC setups and access their desktops, along with all of their files and programs, wherever you go. Having ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to access your computer over a network, but connecting from outside your local network (over the internet) introduces additional challenges. If you can connect ...

My girlfriend and I both have RD enabled on our PCs. Mine uses the standard port, and we've set hers up for port 4444 (for ease of remembering). So far, this has been good, but her school and my work ...

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