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How to enable RDP on Windows Home

How to enable RDP on Windows Home

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Windows Home does not have the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server enabled by default. This is a quick guide on how to enable it.

Windows Home does not have the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) enabled by default. You can use the preinstalled Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) app to connect to other Windows Pro and Enterprise computers. However, you cannot use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to remotely connect to a PC running Windows 10/11 Home edition. But there is a workaround. This is a quick guide on how to enable it.

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Enabling RDP on Windows Home​

Follow the steps in the video below to enable RDP on Windows Home.

Necessary contents​

As shown in this video, you can use RDP Wrapper to enable RDP on Windows Home. The link to the other article of Windows OS Hub is here.

Also, here is the link to latest content of rdpwrap.ini. You can find rdpwrap.ini in C:\Program Files\RDP Wrapper\rdpwrap.ini.

Click here for the updated content of rdpwrap.ini

Connecting to the RDP server​

  1. In your personal computer press Win + R and type mstsc to open the Remote Desktop Connection. You can also search for Remote Desktop Connection in the start menu.
  2. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, type the IP address of the Windows Home computer and click Connect.
    tip

    To find the IP address of the Windows Home computer, press Win + R and type cmd. In the command prompt, type ipconfig and press Enter. The IP address of the Windows Home computer will be displayed under IPv4 Address.

  3. Enter the username and password of the Windows Home computer and click OK.
note

You don't need Windows Pro to connect to the RDP server. You can use any version of Windows to connect to the RDP server. It has always been that way.

What if a user cannot be logged in and shows error that it has insufficient rights?​

Usually only administrators can log in through RDP. If you want to allow other users to log in through RDP, follow these steps:

  1. Log on as an administrator
  2. Click Start, then Run.
  3. Type secpol.msc and click OK
  4. Expand Local Policies, then click User Rights Assignment
  5. In the right pane, double-click Allow logon through Remote Desktop Services
  6. Make sure the Remote Desktop Users group is listed. If not, click Add User or Group and add it.
  7. Click OK