{"id":111015,"date":"2025-07-30T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=111015"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:07:33","slug":"enable-remote-desktop-command-prompt-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-remote-desktop-command-prompt-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Remote Desktop using Command Prompt on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To enable Remote Desktop on Windows 10, open <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> (admin) and run the <strong>&#8220;reg add &#8220;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server&#8221; \/v fDenyTSConnections \/t REG_DWORD \/d 0 \/f&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=&#8221;remote desktop&#8221; new enable=Yes&#8221;<\/strong> commands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 7\/30\/2025:<\/strong> On Windows 10, you can enable <strong>Remote Desktop<\/strong> to remotely access a device to provide support or manage a system without being physically present.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-remote-desktop-windows-10\/\">feature is available through the Settings app<\/a>, you can also turn Remote Desktop on or off using Command Prompt or PowerShell. This method is useful for scripting deployments across multiple devices or sending a quick setup script to another user.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, I&#8217;ll outline the steps to use Command Prompt to enable or disable Remote Desktop and open the required firewall ports for a successful connection on <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a>. (These instructions should also work on <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#enable_rdp_cmd_windows10\">Enable Remote Desktop from Command Prompt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#disable_rdp_cmd_windows10\">Disable Remote Desktop from Command Prompt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"tip-box-red\" ><span><strong>Important:<\/strong> Remote Desktop is <strong>not<\/strong> a feature available on <strong>Windows 10 Home<\/strong>. It is only available on Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education. It is also recommended that you create a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-system-image-backup-windows-10-video\/\">full backup of your computer<\/a> before proceeding, as modifying the registry can cause irreversible damage to your system.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"enable_rdp_cmd_windows10\">Enable Remote Desktop from Command Prompt<\/h2>\n<p>To enable the Remote Desktop Protocol with Command Prompt, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong> on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>, right-click the top result, and select the <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following command to enable the Remote Desktop Protocol and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>reg add \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server\" \/v fDenyTSConnections \/t REG_DWORD \/d 0 \/f<\/pre>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=827%2C250&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop enable command\" width=\"827\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?w=1002&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1002w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=300%2C91&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/enable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=150%2C45&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Type the following command to enable remote desktop through the Windows Firewall and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=\"remote desktop\" new enable=Yes<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the protocol will be enabled on Windows 10, and you will be able to access the device remotely.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"disable_rdp_cmd_windows10\">Disable Remote Desktop from Command Prompt<\/h2>\n<p>To turn off the Remote Desktop Protocol with Command Prompt, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>, right-click the top result, and select the <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following command to disable the Remote Desktop Protocol and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>reg add \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server\" \/v fDenyTSConnections \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1 \/f<\/pre>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/disable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=827%2C250&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Remote Desktop disable command\" width=\"827\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/disable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?w=1002&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1002w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/disable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=300%2C91&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/disable-remote-desktop-cmd-windows-10.webp?resize=150%2C45&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Type the following command to disable Remote Desktop through the Windows Firewall and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=\"remote desktop\" new enable=No<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, the Remote Desktop service will be turned off, and the Windows Firewall port will be closed.<\/p>\n<p>This guide focuses on Command Prompt, but you can use the same commands to manage the Remote Desktop Protocol using PowerShell. However, you can always use <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-remote-desktop-powershell-windows-10\/\">PowerShell-specific commands to manage RDP<\/a> on your computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can enable or disable Remote Desktop and configure the firewall ports on Windows 10 with commands, and here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[97,19,2540,2576],"class_list":["post-111015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-advanced","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to enable Remote Desktop using Command Prompt on Windows 10 - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can quickly enable or disable Remote Desktop and firewall on Windows 10 using Command Prompt or PowerShell. 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