Securely access your computer from your phone tablet or another computer.
Remote control windows 10 desktop.
Windows offers a few built in tools for performing remote assistance over the internet.
In the search box on the taskbar type remote desktop connection and then select remote desktop connection in remote desktop connection type the name of the pc you want to connect to from step 1 and then select connect.
If the remote device is another computer running windows 10 download microsoft s remote desktop app from the microsoft store to streamline the process of setting up remote access.
On your local windows 10 pc.
Open the remote desktop app available for free from microsoft store google play and the mac app.
These tools allow you to take remote control of another person s computer so you can help them troubleshoot it while you re on the phone with them.
Here s a look at using it in windows 10 with the remote desktop app.
They work similarly to remote desktop but are available on all editions of windows and are easy to set up.
How to use remote desktop on windows 10 however while all versions of windows can connect to other computers that have incoming connections enabled not all windows versions can act as a host i e.
On your windows android or ios device.
Now in the dialog box appears to type the target computer ip address in computer box and computer username in the second box.
Give get support.
Now from the other machine with windows 10 where you want to access the computer press windows button and then type rdp and then click on remote desktop connection option there.
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Windows 10 windows 8 1 windows server 2019 windows server 2016 windows server 2012 r2 you can use remote desktop to connect to and control your pc from a remote device by using a microsoft remote desktop client available for windows ios macos and android.
Remote desktop protocol rdp has been a feature of windows since the xp pro days.
On windows 10 the remote desktop app is the new remote access experience available through the microsoft store which has been designed to make it easier for anyone to connect and control another.
It s fast simple and free.
Get remote support for your computer or give remote support to someone else.
Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 windows 8 1 windows 10 mobile windows phone 8 1 windows 10 team surface hub hololens.