How to Use Chrome Remote Desktop on Windows – Guide
With Chrome Remote Desktop, you can access all the content on a remote system without having to spend any money or learn complicated software. You can even click as if you were sitting right in front of the system, so you can get the most out of your work.
Google Chrome Remote Desktop can be a useful tool for remotely logging into personal or work computers. It can also be valuable for logging into someone else’s system, whether your colleague’s or your mother’s, to provide practical help. Best of all? Context up and getting started with the service is as easy as possible. All you need to do is decide what type of connection you want and follow a few quick steps and you’re ready to connect remotely.
How to use Chrome Remote Desktop on Windows
Prepare the computer for connections
On the host computer, open Chrome. In the address bar, type about:flags and press Enter. In the about:flags page that opens, under the “Privacy” heading, click on the “Enable experimental features” link. In the “Enable experimental features” dialog box that opens, check the “Enable WebRTC” box. Close Chrome and restart it if it was closed while you were setting up this step. If you are using a phone or other device to access your computer, open Chrome on that device and follow these steps: On your phone or other device, open Chrome. In the address bar, type chrome://flags and press Enter. In the flags page that opens, under the “Privacy” heading, click on the “Enable experimental features” link. In the “Enable experimental features” dialog box that opens, check the “Enable WebRTC” box. Close Chrome and restart it if it was closed while you were setting up this step. ..
In Chrome, open the Google Chrome Remote Desktop web app and click “Set up remote access.”
The Chrome Remote Desktop extension will add a new button to your Chrome browser toolbar, just below the address bar. Click this button to start remote desktop connections with other computers on your network.
You’ll be prompted to name your computer and move on. Click on Remote Access and then on Set Up Remote access.
Next, you’ll need to provide a name for your computer. You can name your computer whatever you want as long as you recognize it. Click the “Next” button to continue.
To access your computer remotely, you’ll need to create a PIN with at least six digits. To do this, you’ll need to be logged into your Google account and have the PIN handy.
Connect to the computer from another desktop or mobile device
To connect to a remote computer using Chrome, open the Remote Desktop website (remotedesktop.google.com/access) and sign in with your Google account. ..
To connect to your computer, you will need to see your computer name and click on it. ..
Final note
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