Windows Remote Desktop

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Remote Desktop is a method by which you may remotely log in and access a Windows system over a network.

See this Microsoft Support article for instructions on setting up and using Remote Desktop:


A client for Linux is available, called rdesktop. It is configured via command line parameters, see man rdesktop or rdesktop --help for documentation.

Note To log in to an account using Remote Desktop, that user account must have a non-empty password, and remote login must be enabled for that user in the Users control panel.

Tip When using Remote Desktop, the shutdown/restart option in the Start menu is replaced by an option to disconnect from Remote Desktop. If you do want to shut down or restart the computer remotely, first click on the desktop to give it keyboard focus. Then press Alt-F4.

To exit from full screen mode in rdesktop, use CTRL-ALT-ENTER.

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