Configuring Remote Desktop Connections
Windows 8.1
Right-click on the start button and select "System".
Select Remote Settings.
Check "Allow remote connections to this computer".
Windows 8
Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right of the screen and select Settings from the charms.
Select PC Info.
Select Remote Connection.
Check "Allow remote connections to this computer".
Windows 7
Right-click Computer from the start menu and select Properties.
When the system window appears, click Remote Settings.
When the system properties dialog appears, make sure the Remote tab is selected and check "Allow connections only from computers running remote desk chips with Network Level Authentication" and click the OK button.
Windows Vista
Right-click Computer from the start menu and select Properties.
When the system window appears, click Remote Settings.
When the User Account Control dialog appears, click the Continue button.
When the system properties dialog appears, make sure the Remote tab is selected, check "Allow connections only from computers running remote desk chips with Network Level Authentication" and click the OK button.
Windows XP
Right-click My Computer from the Start menu and choose Properties.
When the system properties dialog appears, select the Remote tab, check "Allow users to connect to this computer remotely" and click the OK button.
Windows Server 2012 R2
Right-click on the start button and select "System".
Select Remote Settings.
Select "Allow remote connections to this computer."
When the dialog appears, click the OK button.
Press the "OK" button to confirm.
Windows Server 2012
Move the mouse pointer to the lower right corner of the screen and select Settings from the charms.
Select Server Information.
Select Remote Settings.
Check "Allow remote connections to this computer".
When a dialog is displayed, click the "OK" button.
Click the OK button.
Remote connection by IP address is still possible in this state, but you may not be able to connect by computer name in the settings of the private network. In that case, make the following settings.
Open the charm and select Settings.
Select Network.
Right-click Network and select Turn Sharing On or Off.
Select Yes, turn on sharing and connect to your device.
Windows Server 2008 R2
Right-click Computer from the start menu and select Properties.
When the system window appears, click Remote Settings.
When the system properties dialog appears, make sure the Remote tab is selected, check "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication" and click the OK button.
A dialog similar to the one shown in the figure will appear, but click the OK button to close it.
In Windows Server 2008 R2, network discovery is not enabled by default, so set it to enabled. (Not found on other PCs)
Select "Network" from the start menu.
A bar appears at the top of the window, click and select "Enable Network Discovery and File Sharing".
When the Network Discovery and File Sharing dialog appears, select "No, I want the network I'm connected to to be a private network."
Windows Server 2008
Right-click Computer from the start menu and select Properties.
When the system window appears, click Remote Settings.
When the system properties dialog appears, make sure the Remote tab is selected, check "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication" and click the OK button.
A dialog similar to the one shown in the figure will appear, but click the OK button to close it.
Windows Server 2003 R2
Right-click My Computer from the Start menu and choose Properties.
From the system properties dialog, select the Remote tab, check "Allow users to connect to this computer remotely" and click the OK button.
If you check it for the first time, a dialog like the one shown below will be displayed, but click the OK button to close it.
Next, configure the firewall settings to allow Remote Desktop connections.
From the Start menu, select Control Panel and select Windows Firewall.
A dialog similar to the one shown below may appear, but select Yes.
When the Windows Firewall dialog appears, select the Exceptions tab, check Remote Desktop, and click the OK button.
Windows Server 2003
Right-click My Computer from the Start menu and choose Properties.
From the system properties dialog, select the Remote tab, check "Allow users to connect to this computer remotely" and click the OK button.
If you check it for the first time, a dialog like the one shown below will be displayed, but click the OK button to close it.
Next, configure the firewall settings to allow Remote Desktop connections.
From the Start menu, select Control Panel and select Windows Firewall.
When the Windows Firewall dialog appears, select the Exceptions tab, check Remote Desktop, and click the OK button.
memorandum
If you can't connect with Remote Desktop
- Check if the OS you are connecting to is the target edition. (especially XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1)
- If you can't connect by computer name, try using an IP address
⇒ DNS problems if connected, or network configuration problems on the remote destination PC - Try ping your connection destination
⇒ If you don't connect, it's a network problem (but be aware that the destination may refuse to ping) - Have you set the name of the computer you want to connect to (especially Windows Server systems, which do not set the computer name during OS installation, so you may want to leave the default name as it is)?