How to enable Remote Desktop on a remote computer
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Step 1 - Establish a remote connection
This step is a general one. You must have a connection to the remote computer.
Possibilities include: a computer on your network, VPN, SSH tunnel and RD to another computer within the same subnet.
Step 2 - Regedit
Launch 'regedit'
Click 'File' -> 'Connect to Remote Registry'
Enter the hostname or IP address of the computer you want to enable Remote Desktop on.
Step 3 - Change Registry Keys
In the remote computers tree in regedit expand the HKLM branch.
Navigate to: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\
Change the DWord value of key 'fDenyTSConnections' from 1 to 0
Step 4 - Optional - Change the Remote Desktop Listening Port
Navigate to: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\
Change the DWord value of key 'PortNumber' from 3389 (Decimal) to what ever port number you wish.