A better remote desktop connection

Alas, it’s not the one built into Windows.

A remote desktop connection (RDC) lets you access and use a distant PC just as if you were sitting at its keyboard, whether that second device is in the next room or halfway around the world.

For yourself, RDC provides a way to access files and apps from anywhere. Need something from your PC back home, when you’re on the road? No problem: Use RDC to connect and send yourself the files you need.

For helping others, once you have their permission, RDC gives you a way to manage, maintain, and repair their distant PCs from the comfort of your normal location, saving you travel time and frustration.

That’s all good, but the built-in RDC for Windows 8.1, 10, and 11 is actually ancient, XP-era tech with fussy, hit-or-miss functionality.

For many users — including me! — there’s a better, vastly simpler, and (still free) alternative.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 19.05.F (2022-01-31).

Also in this issue:

• PROFILES: Tried, tested, and true: Max Stul Oppenheimer
• FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT: NotesMan — It’s the simple things
• ON SECURITY: The other ransomware scam

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