Remote Desktop Connection and Remote Assistance (Both Methods Explained)

Introduction

Remote Desktop helps a person to remotely access another computer. You can access the other computer like you are directly working on it. It can help us in solving our friends' problems from a remote location, problem debugging by a technical expert, etc.

How to Perform

For performing Remote Desktop Connection, follow these steps (for Windows 7):

• Press window key+break.
• Go to Advanced system settings.
• Go to Remote tab.
• Check the option saying “Allow Connection from computer running any version of remote desktop.
• Click on Apply & then on ok.
• Goto Start->All programs->Accessories.
• Select Remote Desktop Connection.
• Enter the IP address of person you want to connect to.
• Click on Connect.
• Enter the desired username & password.
• Click on ok.
• Remote Desktop Connection is made.

Note: The computer which you want to connect to through Remote Desktop must have a Login Password (this is mandatory). 

Another way is: Window remote assistance feature (For windows 7).

For doing this, follow these steps:

• Press Win key+Break.
• Click on Advanced system settings.
• Choose Remote Tab.
• Check the box saying “Allow Remote Assistance Connection to this Computer”.
• Click on Apply & then ok.
• Goto start.
• In the search bar, type troubleshooting.
• Open it.
• On the left side of the troubleshooting window, click on “Get help from a friend”.
• Click on “invite someone to help you”.
• Click on Save this invitation as a file.
• Send this file to the person whom you want to connect remotely.
• Password is shown in the file you just saved. You need to give that password to your friend to provide access to your computer.

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