Configuring Remote Desktop Software through Group Policy

It would be definitely be useful for you to access your PC anytime and anywhere you are. This is actually possible if you have use PC remote access. Everyone knows about it but not all are knowledgeable enough about the steps in configuring one. One of the best ways to enable remote access is through group policy. With this method, every Windows system that has the applicable group policy will be able to be managed centrally.

To make remote access possible even without using additional remote desktop software, one will first configure the group policy of the computer. He or she can do it by going to computer configuration, then administrative template, then windows components, then remote desktop session host, then connection and there you will find the allow users to connect remotely using remote desktop services. Once you found it, you have the option to enable the service.

After you have enabled your remote desktop, additional settings can be deployed. One of the additional settings to be deployed in order to use remote desktop to do remote access in behalf of remote access software, is to push the server computer accounts through GPO filtering.

Setting the GPO or Group Policy Object filtering is easy. As an administrator, you just have to create a Group Policy Object for your Organizational Unit. You can create two GPOs in the root domain to start with, which will include GPO Computer Accounts and GPO User Accounts. The Filter word right before the GPO name indicates that they are filtered. As a result, the Filter GPO computer account and Filter GPO User Account are self-documenting.

If you find GPO Computer Accounts Group and GPO User Accounts Group new, the former is a security group that has two computer accounts in it because it can also be a member of a security group.

If you were able to define the OU and the security group, you can now set filters and have a GPO only to members of the group settings. After configuration, remove the Authenticated User that is set, default and the security group will then be added. You will then set the read and apply permission.

These steps apply to those who are using the remote access software built in with Windows. While practical, this free Windows feature does have some limitations. Therefore, if you want more power and flexibility it is recommended that you opt to use a third party remote desktop program instead. These tools can give you additional features not found in the Windows OS component, such as interfacing with Linux and Mac OS based systems, as well as the ability to use mobile devices to gain access to the Windows PC.