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I need to remotely connect to my desktop computer (iMac) via my personal laptop (Windows 10 x64 Home edition).
What should I do for this purpose?
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A belated answer to this problem.
I had forgotten about.....an option button on the sharing pane.
The item on there is to allow Windows SMB sharing in and out.
Works fine now.
Hope this helps.
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The built-in screen sharing only works between two Macs on the same Apple ID or network, which isn’t super practical. Apple Remote Desktop is a solid option, but it’s only for macOS and doesn’t support cross-platform connections. If you’re trying to connect to a Mac from a PC, you’ll probably need a third-party tool that’s easy to set up. For example, Chrome Remote Desktop, which works through the Chrome browser, or HelpWire - both are simple and free solutions.
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Using third-party applications such as LogMeIn, RealVNC, TeamViewer and Chrome Remote Desktop or the built-in Remote Desktop (Remote Management).
If you want additional features such as sharing files, collaboration, and print from the remote machine, then you’ll need signing up to subscription services.
5 Ways to Remotely Access Apple Mac OS X from Windows
https://www.raymond.cc/blog/remote-access-apple-mac-os-x-via-windows/
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Hi @Shahin Safazadeh ,
You can follow the links below:
Allow Apple Remote Desktop to access your Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/allow-apple-remote-desktop-to-access-your-mac-mh11851/mac
Here's also a guide on how to accomplish this:
How to Access Your Mac’s Screen from Windows (and Vice-Versa)
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The first article you provided is to access Mac from Apple Remote Desktop. In this case the request is to access Mac from Windows 10 (Home). The second article references RustDesk.
Is there not a native way to simply RDP into a Mac from Windows?
