How to Enable Remote Desktop Remotely using PSEXEC

If you have worked in IT support you have most likely come across a computer that wouldn’t connect via RDP. This tutorial will show you how to enable RDP remotely from your computer using just official tools.

PSEXEC

• Download and install psexec. This is an offical tool from Microsoft to emulate a remote command prompt.
• Enter the following command to enable remote desktop in cmd

psexec \\machinename reg add "hklm\system\currentcontrolset\control\terminal server" /f /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0

• Enter these commands enable RDP traffic through the windows firewall

psexec \\remotecomputername netsh firewall set service remoteadmin enable

psexec \\remotecomputername netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable