How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server

Enabling Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server is slightly different to enabling it on Windows 2003 Server so this has been placed in a separate article.  To enable Remote Desktop on Windows 2008 Server (Web, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter) use the following steps:

1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Properties.

2. Click Remote Settings.

3. Select the second option, Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure).

4. Click ok, and accept the change to allow the firewall exception.

5. If you have any issues, ensure you have created an exception for any third party firewalls you might be using, and allow incoming connections to port 3389.

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How to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2003/XP

To enable Remote Desktop on a newly configured Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP computer, you can follow these steps:

1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Properties.

2. Click the Remote tab and click the Allow users to connect remotely to your computer check box, then click Ok.

3. If you are having issues connecting still, ensure incoming connections to port 3389 are enabled through your firewall.

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