Why cant I see Remote Desktop in System Properties?
How to Fix: Remote Desktop Missing (settings via System Properties)Not long ago RDP Wrapper was developed to make it possible to use concurrent (multiple) Remote Desktop connections for regular Windows desktop users. For example: if you try and use Remote Desktop to connect to a Windows PC while someone is currently using that PC, the local user would get disconnected in order to allow the remote connection. Show On the other hand, RDP Wrapper works by allowing concurrent Remote Desktop sessions and won't disconnect the current local user (providing you're attempting to login with a different user name) - plus you can have as many remote connections to a Windows PC as you want. This is similar to how Remote Desktop works on Windows Server. I have been using RDP Wrapper for years on my home "server" computer (which isn't running Windows Server) - and I can tell you it is incredibly useful. Related: How to Fix: RDP Wrapper Not Listening With that out of the way - the most important point in all of this is that RDP Wrapper also enables the Remote Desktop service on Windows Home PC's. In other words, you don't need to own a Pro version of Windows so that you can use the Remote Desktop service on your Windows Home machine (in order to allow Remote Desktop connections coming into the machine). This also means you'll be able to use Remote Desktop service to connect to your wife's PC, as per the original question. Whew - that was a lot of explaining! 1. You Can't Connect to the Remote ComputerFirst, check your network settings. Do both computers have a network connection? It is always the easiest connection issue that sneaks under the radar! If both computers have a network connection, you can move on. The Windows Remote Desktop Connection requires either an IP address or a name for the console you are attempting to view. Make sure you have the correct IP address for the remote computer. On the remote computer, you canvisitwhatismyip and copy down the address. If you are not with the remote computer, you must ask someone at the location to do this for you, then send over the IP address. Similarly, to find out the computer name of the remote device, head to Start Menu > Control Panel > Systemand view the computer name and workgroup. 2. Remote Connections Not AllowedYou might find that remote connections are disabled on the terminal you are trying to reach. You can alter this setting on the same System page as above. To the right of the computer name and workgroup, select Change Settings to open the System Properties menu. Select the Remote tab. Windows 10 offers the same Remote Desktop Connection options as older Windows versions. Under Remote Desktop, there are two options:
Once you allow remote connections, you also have the option of only accepting remote connections using Network Level Authentication. As stated on Microsoft Community, Network Level Authentication is "an authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears." It provides an additional layer of security from malicious software and users while using fewer resources in the process. However, if you struggle to create a remote desktop connection after switching Network Level Authentication on, try turning it off. You can check if your version of Remote Desktop supports Network Level Authentication by clicking the top-left of the dialog box and select About. Windows 10
Why Is Remote Desktop Not Working?Usually, setting up RDP on Windows 10 is pretty straightforward. Depending on whether the connection is through a local network or through the Internet, you only need to enable a few settings and you’re home and hosed. Just to refresh your memory, here are the quick methods to initiate an RDP on a local network, and over the web. RDP over local network:
RDP over Internet connection:
Of course, the “Allow remote connections to this computer” option in System Properties must be enabled for remote connection to work over the Internet or a local network. However, there has been lots of complaint lately that the option to enable RDP on the computer is both greyed out and disabled. This means that users are unable to enable the option and start Remote Desktop. If you are one of the affected users, you can use the steps below to fix the Remote Desktop option greyed out issue on Windows 10. How to Fix Remote Desktop Connection Not Working?There are plenty of reasons for failing to connect to a remote desktop – expired certificates, blocked firewalls, issues on the client – the list goes on. Here we’ll look at how to fix one common cause of insufficient permissions. Please refer to other sections in this article for more fixes. To assign permissions to users to access the remote desktop from the remote server, do the following:
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