Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server

This tutorial how explains how to activate the remote desktop on Windows Server with a graphical interface.

Open the server manager and click on Local server

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Open the server manager and go to Local server.

Click Disabled at Remote Desktop Level

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Remote desktop status is disabled, click on disabled to open system properties.

Choose Allow remote connections to this computer.

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

In the Remote Desktop section, on the Remote Usage tab of the system properties, select Allow remote connections to this computer.

Validate the creation of firewall rules

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Following the selection of Allow remote connections to this computer, a window opens indicating that exceptions in the firewall have been enabled, click OK.

Apply the configuration to activate the remote desktop.

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Activate or not the NLA then click on Apply and OK to apply the configuration.

Remote desktop is enabled.

Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016
Remote Desktop firewall exception will be enable Server 2016

Refresh the server manager, we can see that the status of the remote desktop is now Activated.