Prevent Remote Connections To Your Computer
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Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 all support Remote Desktop. This allows users on a remote computer to connect to your computer and access resources as though they were physically seated at your desk. If you have no intention of using Remote Desktop, you should disable this option to increase security on your computer. If you occasionally use this feature, you may even want to leave it disabled and only enable it when you need to use it.
You can easily disable Remote Desktop on your computer. Simply right click My Computer on your desktop and click Properties. Select the Remote tab and remove the check beside the Allow users to connect remotely to this computer option. Once you Click OK, users will no longer be able to connect to your computer.
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E. de Jongh
January 17th, 2008
at 2:30am
On a windows 2000 machine rightclicking my computer doesn’t show anywhere a ‘remote tab’. Where can I find this?
chilidog
January 18th, 2008
at 9:14pm
You can try going to Start, then Control Panel, double click the System icon and then press the Remote tab.
There you can un-check the Remote Desktop option.
anonymous
February 14th, 2009
at 8:37am
in response to: On a windows 2000 machine rightclicking my computer doesn’t show anywhere a ‘remote tab’. Where can I find this?
You need to get the windows 2000 CD and install the “Terminal Services” component.