To remotely enable Remote Desktop on another computer1.
Login to a workstation with administrator credentials.
2.
Run the registry editor. Start\run\(regedit).
3.
Click on File menu.
Select the Connect Network Registry in the pull down menu.
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4.
Select a computer
Type the host name of the remote computer in the text box, or browse Active Directory to locate the remote server, or click on “Advanced” button to search for the remote computer. Click ok after the remote computer has been selected.
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5.
Select proper registry key
Navigate to the following registry key for the remote computer: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
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6.
Edit registry
In the right pane, locate a REG_DWORD value named fDenyTSConnection. Double-click on fDenyTSConnection and change the value data from 1 (Remote Desktop disabled) to 0 (Remote Desktop enabled).
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7.
Reboot the system
At a command prompt on the local machine type the following command
shutdown -m \\hostname –r
If you have the systernal tools type the following
psshutdown -r \\hostname
hostname is the name of the machine to be re-booted
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8.
Connect to the remote machine
RDP is now enabled and you can connect to the remote machine.