Questions tagged [remote-desktop]
Use this tag when asking a question related to remote desktop software and remote desktop sharing.
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What's a free and open source alternative to TeamViewer (remote control software) for GNU/Linux?
So I'm running Debian 9.0 and I'm looking for a FOSS remote control software that allows me to remotely control other GNU/Linux' as well as Windows machines. Does such a thing exist?
It should be as ...
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App that controls PC's mouse cursor using Android's mouse cursor
I want an app that let me control the mouse cursor on my computer using a mouse connected to my Android device without having to touch or drag on the screen to move it, i.e., when I see the mouse ...
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Free remote desktop software for Linux with modern secure protocol using system authentication
When connecting to a Linux desktop remotely it seems like the only games in town are NX and VNC. NX is now very not free. And VNC is stuck in the 70s - authentication doesn't even have the concept of ...
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Open-source solutions to make Linux desktop easily accesible remotely from Windows
I want to setup a Linux desktop where friends with windows PCs can login remotely and play with it to get familiar with Linux. I've tried Ubuntu 14.04 but failed miserably while trying to share the ...
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Remotely access Linux desktop from the Android tablet with minimal lag
I have an Android tablet with a keyboard and a mouse attached to it, and I want to use the tablet as a thin client for my Linux workstation. Previously, I've used a netbook with X2Go for this purpose ...
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Open source remote access software for Windows
We are evaluating remote access software for our organization for the purposes of I.T. support. We have over 300 PCs spread across various sites. We have narrowed down on two paid-for solutions: ...
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Free remote desktop software for real time screencasting
I am selling desktop-based application, and I want to demo my software to potential clients who are living thousands of miles away from me. I can either fly in and demo to him in person, or I can ask ...
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Free software for tutoring remotely?
I'm going to start live tutoring remotely for some extra cash. I own a tablet with stylus, but am considering getting a Wacom Bamboo for my desktop because I'm not sure my tablet could handle ...
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Looking for a great Remote Desktop recommendation
I'm looking for a reliable alternative to TeamViewer. I don't need it to be open-source or free, I just need the following features:
(This is a long extensive list that I have in mind, please feel ...
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Linux Alternative for Windows RDP
I am searching for a Linux alternative, which has the following specific features:
When I remotely login to my workstation from my portable device, my workstation should show a lockscreen, and my ...
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Remote desktop software where every remote client has their individual desktop session of the host, so that each client can work independently
Microsoft's RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) supports multi user/session remote access, where every remote client has their individual desktop session of the host system, so that each client can work ...
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No-install remote desktop without any pop-ups
I am looking for an application that is a remote desktop client (similar to TeamViewer), but requires no install and no popups.
It must work on Windows
Free software is preferred, but a one-time-fee ...
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Remote viewing software
I am building a series of scientific instruments that run computers with Windows 7 Embedded Standard inside, right now to connect to that computer we either connect a VGA cable to a monitor or connect ...
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I need to accesss my Desktop computer over local LAN via tablet or laptop, what software can do this effeciently?
I need to access my desktop via local LAN using a windows tablet or laptop, what software do you recommend?
Desktop has Windows Home.
Main usage is: accessing large PDFs / possible gaming.
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Utilize a webcam on a Linux PC to a Windows PC
I have a dummy PC (Linux Mint 14 Nadia) that it just have a webcam and TeamViewer. I use that PC to connect to a virtual machine (Win 7) hosted in a more powerful PC. Both are located in the same ...
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Remote control Windows 10 Pro laptop in backpack from Android phone without internet, but Bluetooth or WiFi
I travel a lot in my town on foot and via bus/train/tram and it's winter. Therefore, I have no time or space or way to take out my laptop until I'm sitting somewhere. I was thinking if I could access ...
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Scheduling remote access
I need a software for scheduling of remote access to my computer, so that many people are able to access it in a day, one or few hours at a time.
This may be done by changing pass-codes every hour ...
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Remote Desktop software from Windows to Linux for real remote sessions, not just remote control
After doing a little bit of thinking and research, it appears there are actually 2 ways you can "do remote desktop":
the Remote Control way: the software opens a channel to replicate the screen and ...
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Free Remote desktop for Windows+Linux without ads, with QuickSync
I'm looking for a Remote Desktop solution. It must:
Cost nothing
Support both Linux and Windows (unlike UltraVNC)
Have no ads or popups (unlike TeamViewer or AnyDesk, like NoMachine)
Preferably be ...
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Light weight alternatives to Teamviewer on Raspberry, Android type devices & Tiny linux distros?
Little bit about TeamViewer & how it operates
What is the difference between TeamViewer and VNC?
With numerous modules and features, TeamViewer goes far beyond the
functionality of ...
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Linux remote desktop over SSH (alternative to FreeNX)
I need to find a remote desktop client on my Linux server than works over SSH. We use FreeNX before but it's got outdated and removed from many repos. Which client can you recommend?
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Remote Desktop Software Recommendations
we need remote desktop software for our company. We already search in the internet but we cant find it. Software should contain them:
easy to use(setup and other stuff)
should not request permission ...
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Remote Desktop with "VMware Unity Mode"
I often Remote Desktop (to another Windows server as another user) to run one of a few applications (including Windows Explorer itself) to perform various administrative tasks.
I am looking for a way ...
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Multimonitor VNC/Remote Desktop
Here is the setup I'd like to achieve:
Upstairs is my home office, with my work computer with 3 monitors.
Downstairs is my server rack, with my laptop (no extra monitors).
My laptop has Windows 10 ...
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i need a software for online class
I'm going to hold an online class. I need a software to share my microphone and monitor by my students. How i can do it?
I assemble team viewer by skype! but it's not best way!
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Remotely Play Games on PC While Someone is Using It
Basically what I would like is for someone to be able to remote onto my PC and stream a video game while I'm still using it.
I've tried Steam In-Home Streaming, but that takes control of the entire ...
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Lightweight, multi-platform, remote desktop program running directly
I have at work, a very specific network environment for testing satellite connection, which we have a computer that is connected to the satellite environment. Over this network we then connected to ...
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Inhouse PC Remote Control Software
I need a software similar to TeamViewer. However, the computer that I will control is in the next room (two desktops).
I do not want to go back and forth between two rooms.
Why I don't want to use ...
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Looking for software to remote manage family computers
I help a couple of family members out with computer issues when they have them. This happens a few times a year, but not frequently. I was using Team Viewer, but that software has gotten stupid, and ...
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Privacy-focused remote desktop tool/service
Could somebody advise any safe remote desktop service?
By privacy-oriented, I mean:
Open source
Encrypted
Sends to third-party servers only the minimum amount of information required to establish a ...
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full dualmonitor support for vnc/remote-desktop to Centos machine?
We have to switch over to using linux VM's, connected to from a windows box using vnc, at our office, removing existing linux development boxes that developers use to have. We want to minimize the ...
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Open source/Free real time remote desktop software for linux/Mac Operating systems?
Use case:
Accessing my office desktop, from home, as if I am sitting in front of the office desk :)
Tools Used:
Chrome remote desktop (latency, seems to be very slow)
Team Viewer (not free)
Any ...
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VNC Viewer with AutoX option
I'm using bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer for Android. It has feature called AutoX. It finds or starts x11vnc and can automatically discover existing or create new X session when connecting through SSH. ...
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rdp clients on windows with command line support
Are there any free /commercial tool that can connect to windows server (logon using rdp) and execute a command ?
I have program that require a GUI to run. That makes testing difficult. One way this ...
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Free alternative to Teamviewer? [closed]
I need an alternative to Teamviewer for Windows.
I have tried UltraVNC but it requires port forwarding and I don't have access to the router.
For some reason Teamviewer is asking me for a licence and ...
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Windows Remote Assistance Android client?
I am searching for RA client on Android platform.
Main aim I pursue is to be able to start RA session with PC that run Windows 8.1 Pro x64. Session should be started in a standard MS-native way (like ...
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Remote desktop software which dedicates identical but separate desktops to clients
I'm looking for a software that works like a remote desktop but the person who is sitting in front of the monitor doesn't see the changes. i'm currently working with Real VNC but that does not support ...
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Cross-platform remote desktop with video streaming
I'm looking for a remote desktop software with the following features:
client cross-platform (Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 at least), the "server" (my side) should support at least Ubuntu 20....
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VNC client with GUI that can connect to a VNC server through an SSH tunnel
I am looking for a VNC client with a GUI that can connect to VNC server through an SSH tunnel. It should work on Microsoft Windows. Any license and price is fine.
RealVNC client does not have SSH:
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Which iOS remote connection apps permit persistent connections that do not drop in the background?
Some well known remote connection apps for iOS include RealVNC, TeamViewer, AnyDesk, Duet Display Air, Microsoft RD, and Chrome Remote Desktop.
Of the above, the only one that I know keeps the remote ...
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Software for switching between Mac laptop and Windows workstation using multi-monitor setup
(x-post from stackexchange/superuser)
Here is my current setup at home:
For now, I am able to connect remotely to my work computer at the office, both via my Mac work laptop and my Windows desktop. ...
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Which software supports multiple users logging in remotely, simultaneously and independently into a Mac?
I would like to know if it is possible for multiple users to log-in remotely into a Mac system and doing their work independently at the same time?
Each user has his own desktop (window machine). Is ...
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Remote desktop for Windows 10 IoT
I have a Raspberry Pi 2 with Windows 10 IoT and I can deploy and debug my applications. However, I only have 1 screen, so if I want to see the UI displayed by Raspberry Pi, I need to disconnect the ...
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Remote access/administrator with ability to make remote screen static
I have used TightVNC for a long time now.
I want to be able to access/work-on my remote computer (rm1) from my present computer (rm2) BUT with my remote computer locked.
Why? Nasty siblings, meh :P
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Desktop Sharing to work from another computer
Context: I have my personal laptop and my work laptop (both Linux) but I'm tired of the hassle of plugging cables whenever I'm going to use one or the other. So, I want LAN access to my work laptop i....
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VDI setup from any OS (e.g. Windows) to Linux machines
The goal is to setup a set of remote VMs on a hypervisor to act as developer machines which can be accessed from any client (windows/linux). A similar setup can be seen via citrix
The ideal scenario ...
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Which Windows remote desktop software can mount remote drive as local drive?
Almost every remote desktop software has a file transfer mode where one can send/receive files between local and remote machine in their GUI, but I wonder which software can simply mount a remote ...
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What software can I use to control / remote desktop a raspberry pi from windows
It is getting tiresome to switch HDMI connectors on one of my monitors between my windows desktop and raspberry pi. It also confuses Windows.
I am looking for something like TeamViewer, so that I can ...
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Software to extend your monitor on another Windows PC
I have two Windows PCs (one laptop and one desktop) and I would like to use the laptop screen as an extension.
Open source is a big plus, but not a must.
This software Synergy does not put the display/...
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Bringing RDP based connection to an Angular Component with full support on intractability on WebApp side
I have been continuously looking out for a solution or similar-way approached problem but in vain.
SO also had similar questions but even they are yet not answered correctly (please bear with me as ...
