
Click OK on the System Properties window as well.


If you need to grant Remote Desktop access to any other users, just click “Add” and type in the usernames.Ĭlick “Check Names” to verify the username is typed correctly and then click OK. See our article on managing power settings if you need help.Īny accounts in the Administrators group will already have access. If so, make sure you click the link to Power Options and configure your computer so it doesn’t fall asleep or hibernate. You may get a warning about your power options when you enable Remote Desktop: Systems even as old as Windows XP can connect to hosts with Network Level Authentication, so there’s no reason not to use it.

It’s not a necessity to require Network Level Authentication, but doing so makes your computer more secure by protecting you from Man in the Middle attacks. Select “Allow remote connections to this computer” and the option below it, “Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication.”
