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How to enable Remote Desktop on the Windows 8 CTP

  • Artigo

Windows 8 looks terrific, however I'm running it in a virtual machine - and the screen speed is slow. 

 

So - how do I turn on Remote Desktop?  - Answer - use "SystemPropertiesRemote.exe"

Here's how:

  • Move the mouse to the bottom-left of the screen (diagonally left) - a "start menu" will popup
  • Click on "Search"
  • Type "CMD" (no uppercase is necessary; this is for effect)...
  • Click on "cmd" on the left
  • Type "SystemPropertiesRemote.exe" (again; no uppercase is necessary)
  • Click on the lowest button (see below)
  • Click "Ok"

 

To obtain the IP address type "ipconfig" - and find the line with "IPv4 address against it" - eg

Then on the connecting Windows 7 machine - use "start", - and type "mstsc" into the search  (or use Start - Accessories - "Remote Desktop Connection")

Type in the IP address as above.

 

Voila!  You now have access to your remote Windows 8 virtual machine!

Enjoy, and feel free to comment / suggest back!

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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
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  • Anonymous
    November 23, 2011
    I joined our office domain and turned on remote desktop and also turned off the firewall and ran updates. When I remote into windows 8 I only get a black screen. I guess I tried to many things at once... Anyway, now logging in at the console (i am running in hyper-v) I also get a black screen. I guess I should have made a snaphot before messing with it. Anyone else having this issue?

  • Anonymous
    March 07, 2012
    Thank you! These steps helped me. However, do you know how to open the VM so that anyone can RDP in? I had to configure the permissions for myself and anyone else who I wanted to be able to access it from the network (if they didn't want to log in as local admin). Also, unfortunately, Remote Desktop for Mac doesn't work, and neither does PocketCloud on Android, although RDP from Windows 7 does work. I wonder if this is because of some changes to RDP. I also found that the following steps also work:

  1. Move the mouse to the bottom-left of the screen & right-click.
  2. Choose Command Prompt.
  3. Type "SystemPropertiesRemote.exe" (no uppercase necessary)
  4. Select "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)"
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Click Select Users and add the users that you want to have access.
  7. Once this is done, click OK on System Properties dialog.

  • Anonymous
    March 09, 2012
    I used to be able to log into my desktop using my laptop while my desktop had win 7 installed on it. Now that I installed win 8 it wont work. I have no idea why. I try to log in through my laptop using all the right ports. I enter the proper credentials. it logs in and shows me my desktop screen for 2-3 seconds and the quits... Does anyone have any clues as to what might be causing this?

  • Anonymous
    March 16, 2012
    @Nathan G: a restart of Win8 resolved it

  • Anonymous
    May 02, 2012
    Is there any way how we can enable concurrent users to remote login to the desktop?

  • Anonymous
    May 14, 2012
    I found this way is simpler: Server Manager -> Local Server -> Remote Desktop

  • Anonymous
    November 16, 2012
    It also works just pressing the windows key/opening the start screen and typing systempropertiesremote then enter!

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2013
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  • Anonymous
    February 01, 2013
    Plus 1 to Christine - do I have to enable somethint to get the bottom half of the window?

  • Anonymous
    February 05, 2013
    +1 On the missing bottom portion of remote settings as well. Has anyone found a resolution for this?

  • Anonymous
    February 09, 2013
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  • Anonymous
    February 11, 2013
    Here is the answer for why Remote Desktop is not available:  It requires Windows 8 Professional. answers.microsoft.com/.../8d9d729e-a8df-43df-9b4e-6d0e2f35b396

  • Anonymous
    May 21, 2013
    Nada mas me aparece la opción de Romote Assistans, como activo las demás opciones? Windows 8 Quiero conectarme de la computadora del trabajo al personal que dejo en la casa que tienes window 8, o sea, conectarme por RDP de WXP a w8. Please, help me.

  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2013
    In System Security > Remote > I am not getting any radio button option that complete section is blank. Screen displays contents till Advance button only. What needs to be done get these options available on window? Quick help is appreciate.

  • Anonymous
    August 27, 2013
    In addition to above, remote support tools such as RHUB remote support appliances can be used for remotely accessing Windows and MAC Computers.

  • Anonymous
    November 22, 2013
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  • Anonymous
    May 13, 2014
    Thanks.

  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2014
    Much simple will be to use logmein or Ammyy Admin

  • Anonymous
    September 18, 2014
    Works great. Thanks a lot!!!

  • Anonymous
    November 30, 2014
    Hi there, How about http://remotedesktop.co/how-to-setup-remote-desktop-connection-on-windows-7/">create a remote desktop connection on windows 7?

  • Anonymous
    November 30, 2014
    http://remotedesktop.co/how-to-setup-remote-desktop-connection-on-windows-7/

  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2014
    Microsoft is not quick to advertise that Win 8 or 8.1 does not have this feature... I spent hours before realizing that the feature is not there... Only PRO and Enterprise do... No troubleshooting documentation suggests to verify your edition of windows first...but it does tell you to verify if the cable is plugged in... Thx Microsoft

  • Anonymous
    May 27, 2015
    Hi, I can't locate the remote desktop in the system properties..only up to advance button..why is that?