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I have a new Windows 8.1 machine at work and for whatever reason I can't remote desktop into it. It just says that Remote Access to the machine is not enabled.

I can connect to the machine via Computer Management. What service do I need to enable in order to terminal into my box?

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  • Maybe a silly question but not mentionned in a "what i've tried" section : have you enabled this feature using System Properties box via the Control Panel ? Dec 31, 2013 at 0:28

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This powershell snip will turn on Remote Desktop in case it is disabled.

Set-ItemProperty -Path "registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" -Name "fDenyTSConnections" -Value 0
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This will start the service.

net start termservice

If you still cannot connect, uncheck the NLA box to allow sessions from lesser clients.

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  • I'll keep an eye out for a registry setting to disable the NLA box, but for now just use the GUI. EDIT: I guess is this social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/… Dec 31, 2013 at 2:02
  • I tried starting the service but it said that the service was already started. I guess I'll have to check the computer tomorrow when i go back to work. Jan 2, 2014 at 4:16

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