Discover how to enable Remote Desktop on a Windows client, even if there are firewall rules standing in the way. Remote Desktop is a feature that comes standard with the Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows,10, 7, 8, 8.1, Vista and even XP. First of all discuss about Windows 7 and then about Windows 10. There are various methods that can be used to enable Remote Desktop. Remote Desktop is also abbreviated as RDP. Enable Remote Desktop.
Reg add “ computername HKLM SYSTEM CurentControlSet Control Terminal Server” / v fDenyTSConnections / t REGDWORD / d 0 / fNote: Computername is the name of the computer you wish to enable RDP on.NOTE: Enabling RDP through the Command Prompt will not configure the Windows Firewall with the appropriate ports to allow RDP connections.NOTE: By default the local Administrators group will be allowed to connect with RDP. Also the user that is currently logged in will also be allowed to connect.To disable RDP with the Command Prompt, use the following steps. Launch the Command Prompt as Administrator. Type the following command.