I have a desktop at home, where I would like to install a virtualization system and use it remotely. The desktop is also for gaming and for home use, so it doesn't have a password on the main account (hence, it boots directly to the desktop). I would like to keep it that way, however, I would like to be able to Remote Desktop to this computer with a password, for obvious security reasons. Is this possible?
I tried creating another account with a password, but the other account will make me access the new account's desktop only, not the original account's desktop.
So, I would appreciate explaining whether one of these two options are possible:
- Remote desktop from the new account into the first account's desktop, OR
- Remote desktop to my original account with a password, without having to log in locally (when I'm physically in front of the computer).
Answer
The simplest method would probably be to use automatic logon with the primary account.
- Set a password on the primary account
- Make sure the primary account has remote desktop access
- Enable automatic logon by saving your username and password in the registry. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/324737/how-to-turn-on-automatic-logon-in-windows
Alternatively, you can assume control over another desktop after connecting via Remote Desktop. But, this might be limited to server operating systems.
- Setup a secondary user account with a password and remote desktop access.
- Connect via remote desktop to the system.
- Open Task Manager, choose the Users tab and Right-Click the primary desktop user and choose Remote Control. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725700(v=ws.11).aspx
Lastly, if this fits with your plans, you could port forward individual ports to the virtual machines, rather than the host system. This way you could directly connect to each virtual machine via RDP or SSH rather than having to connect to the host machine to get to the virtual machine.
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