Set up Remote Assistance Connection in Windows 11, allows you to share your computer screen with another person on the local network or the internet. You can get help from another person to perform a specific task or troubleshoot your computer. You can also assign remote control to another person over the LAN or internet so he can configure your computer.

Enable Remote Assistance in Windows 11

To enable Remote Assistance in Windows 11, go to windows settings, System, About, then click on Advanced system settings. Or type the command sysdm.cpl in the Run, System Properties show will show up. On System Properties, click on the Remote tab, click on Allow Remote Assistance Connections to This Computer, then click OK.

Now that you have enabled Remote Assistance let’s see how to set up a Remote Assistance connection in Windows 11.

Set up a Remote Assistance Connection

• Search for Remote Assistance in the start menu and click on Invite Someone to Connect to Your PC And Help You. Or search for Run in the start menu, type the command msra in Run, then click OK.

• Click on Invite someone you trust to help you and ask someone else to help you. If you want to help someone else, then click on Help Someone Who Has Invited You.

• Click on Save this invitation as a file to save the invitation on your computer. Later you can send the invitation through email or any other social media platform.

• Save the invitation password in a notepad file, then send the invitation file and password to the helper. Do not close the Remote Assistance window because it is Waiting For Incoming Connection.

• Open the invitation file on the helper computer, type the password and click OK.

• Click on the Fit Screen to have a better GUI. Click on the Request Control to have remote control access. By default, the helper computer has only monitoring access.

• When the helper computer request remote control, the following screen shows up. Allow the helper computer to have remote control of your computer by clicking on Yes.

Remote assistance is an excellent tool for the computer tech to troubleshoot computers over the Internet. It provides technicians with the ability to have control over clients’ computers. When you give the helper computer full access, that computer can install, uninstall, run, and troubleshoot applications on your computer.

Check out this article for Windows 10 How To Configure Windows Remote Assistance In Windows 10?

To know more about remote assistance protocol click here.

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The Windows Remote desktop can be enable with the command line such as CMD and Powershell. Here we enable remote desktop using command prompt in Windows 10. You can use this method on all Microsoft Windows server and Workstation systems.

In Microsoft Windows operating systems, you can connect to a computer running Windows from another computer running Windows that’s connected to the same network or the Internet. For example, you can use all of your work computer’s programs, files, and network resources from your home computer, and it’s just like you’re sitting in front of your computer at work.

To connect to a remote computer, that computer must be turned on; it must have a network connection, Remote Desktop must be enabled. You must have network access to the remote computer (this could be through the Internet), and you must have permission to connect. For permission to connect, you must be on the list of remote desktop users. Before you start a connection, it’s a good idea to look up the name of the computer you’re connecting to and to make sure Remote Desktop connections are allowed through its firewall.

Enable Remote Desktop using Command Line

To enable remote desktop using command line, you must have administrator permission in Windows. The command line interfaces, command prompt or Powershell, must run as administrator.

Enable remote desktop process:

1. Run Windows Command Prompt.
2. Execute registry command to enable remote desktop.
3. Enable Remote Desktop on system Firewall.
4. Test Remote Desktop Connectivity between two systems.

Let’s run the command prompt as administrator and follow the article to enable remote desktop with command line.

1. Type the below command to enable remote desktop.

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

The result must be the same as above screenshot. If you face any issue while running command, check the command structure and try again.

2. To disable remote desktop, just type the below command and run it.

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

3. Allow the Remote desktop on your Windows firewall system with netsh command.

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote desktop" new enable=yes

Related: Configure Windows IP Address with Netsh

4. Now, you need to add a user account to remote desktop users group. To do this using the “net localgroup” command.

net localgroup "remote desktop users" Shais /add

The username “Shais” has been added successfully to “Remote Desktop Users” group. You can test the remote desktop user members with below command.

net user Shais

That’s all you need to enable remote desktop using command line on any Windows operating systems.

If you want to do all with a graphical interface, follow the below Microsoft step by step guide to enable remote desktop.

Enable Remote Desktop Connection with GUI

To allow remote connections on the computer, you want to connect to:

1. Open System by clicking the Start button, right-clicking Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click Remote settings.If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Under Remote Desktop, select one of the three options.
3. Click Select Users.If you’re an administrator on the computer, your current user account will automatically be added to the list of remote users, and you can skip the next two steps.
4. In the Remote Desktop Users dialog box, click Add.
5. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, do the following:
   1. To specify the search location, click Locations, and then select the location you want to search.
   2. In entering the object names to select, type the name of the user that you want to add, and then click OK.
   3. The name will be displayed in the list of users in the Remote Desktop Users dialog box. Click OK, and then click OK again.

To look up the computer name of the remote computer:

1. On the remote computer, open System by clicking the Start button, right-clicking Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings, you can find your computer name, and it’s full computer name if your computer is on a domain.

To allow Remote Desktop connections through a Windows Firewall:

If you’re having trouble connecting, Remote Desktop connections might be getting blocked by the firewall. Here’s how to change that setting on a Windows PC. If you’re using another firewall, make sure the port for Remote Desktop (usually 3389) is open.

1. On the remote computer, click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click System and Security.
3. Then click Allow a program through Windows Firewall under Windows Firewall.
4. And click Change settings and then check the box next to Remote Desktop.
5. Click OK to save the changes.

To set a password for your user account

Your user account must have a password before you can use Remote Desktop to connect to another computer.

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Double-click User Accounts.
3. Select Change your Windows Password under User Accounts.
4. Click Create a password for your account and follow the instructions on the screen.

To start Remote Desktop on the computer, you want to work from:

1. Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Remote Desktop Connection, and then, in the list of results, click Remote Desktop Connection.
2. In the Computer box, type the name of the computer that you want to connect to, and then click Connect. (You can also type the IP address instead of the computer name.)

Finally, hope you can enable remote desktop using command line in your network environment.

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In a network, the best way to fix the client Windows problem is by using Windows remote assistance. A technical support person can always easily help the client computers remotely using Remote Assistance. The Windows remote assistance is not good enough for WAN but suitable remote control tools for inside the network.

Here I’m trying to set up and configure Windows remote assistance between tow system using Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. If you need to know more about Windows remote assistance ability and functions, visit the official page of Windows Remote Assistance to Microsoft website.

Configure Windows Remote Assistance

To configure remote assistance in Windows 10, simply type “Sysdm.cpl” on the Windows Run then press enter to open the system properties.

Now on the System Properties select Remote tab and check the RA to enable it. Then click OK to applying the changes. In Windows, by default, the RA is enabled and need to be the firewall of RA.

In order to enable RA to communicate through the network, go to control, Windows Firewall, click “Allow an app or feature through firewall“.

Now click Change settings then select Remote Assistance and select both Private and Public.

So the remote assistance has been enabled successfully. Now try to send an invitation to a trusted person or technical support person to help you.

1. Go to Control Panel, System and Security, under System click Lunch remote assistance or type “msra” to the run. Both work the same but the command is short and easy.

2. On the Windows Remote Assistance page click Invite someone you trust to help you.

3. Click Save this invitation as a file. I have saved this file to a network shared folder.

4. Send this password for the trusted person with invitation file…

OK, the configuration has finished on Windows 10. Now try to connect to this PC from technical PC.

Related article: How to Enable Remote Desktop on Linux?

Go to technical PC and open the invitation file from the shared folder.

You see the Invitation file and saved password to a text file. Click to open the invitation and enter the password to connect to Windows 10.

Now on Windows 10, you have received a message. Just click Yes to allow technical PC to connect to your PC.

Windows 10 Remote Assistance

Finally, you are connected to Windows 10. You can control the Windows 10 remotely.

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