How To Enable Remote Desktop Via Domain Group Policy Windows Server 2012 / 2008 R2 / 2008
I deployed a small domain to a real state office and I completely forgot to enable remote access to the client computers, so I had to enable remote desktop via domain group policy.
Here’s what you need to enable Remote Desktop remotely:
Open the Group Policy Management and create a new GPO, and edit.
1 – Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Network > Network Connections > Windows Firewall > Domain Profile > “Windows Firewall: Allow Inbound Remote Desktop Exception”
2 - Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections > enable the policy “Allow Users to connect remotely using Remote Desktop Services” Note: this used to be > Windows Components > Terminal Services > “Allow users to connect remotely using Terminal Services”
All admins will be able to RDP to applied computer group.
Enable both of those options and you’ll be Remote Desktop-ing into PCs by the next day
(or rather, until your Domain clients refresh their Group Policy settings
)