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title: 'Remote Desktop'
url: 'https://ne49.tech/rdp'
markdown: 'https://ne49.tech/rdp.md'
date: '2026-09-22'
description: "Remote Desktop Connection Establish a VPN connection Click the Windows (Start) button, begin Typing 'remote' and choose 'Remote Desktop Connection' from the search results Enter your computer's hostname in the field provided, (example: VPF-064). Click Connect \"The identity of this computer c…"
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# Remote Desktop Connection

1. [Establish a VPN connection](https://ne49.tech/vpn/globalprotect)
2. Click the Windows (Start) button, begin Typing 'remote' and choose 'Remote Desktop Connection' from the search results
3. Enter your computer's hostname in the field provided, (example: VPF-064).

![rdp.png](https://ne49.tech/images/c/1/f/9/7/c1f97dd1178aee586699280a2a420a6321889ca1-rdp.png)

4. Click Connect
5. "The identity of this computer cannot be verified. Do you want to connect anyway?" Check "Don't ask me again for connections to this computer" and click **Yes**

![indentity.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/indentity.png)

6. When you are finished click the **X** in the connection bar to terminate the connection **Do not shutdown**

![toolbar.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/toolbar.png)

### Slow Performance Try These Tips

1. Click the **Show Options** button in the lower left of the Remote Desktop Connection client

![rdp.png](https://ne49.tech/images/c/1/f/9/7/c1f97dd1178aee586699280a2a420a6321889ca1-rdp.png)

2. Click on the Display tab

![display.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/display.png)

- Checking "Use all my monitors for the remote session" will allow you to use multiple monitors at home but hurts performance
- Choose **High Color (15 bit)** as your color depth to improve performance

3. Click on the Local Resources tab

![resources.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/resources.png)

- Under "Configure remote audio settings," click Settings…

    ```
    ![](%resource(rdp/sound.png)%)

    - Select "Remote audio playback" Do not play
    - Select "Remote audio recording" Do not record
    - Click OK
    ```

4. Click on the Experience tab

![experience.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/experience.png)

- Choose Modem (56 Kbps) as "your connection speed to improve performance"
- Check "Persistent bitmap caching
- Check "Reconnect if the connection is dropped"

6. Return to the General tab, confirm your [computer name](https://ne49.tech/rdp/(https://web-cert.mit.edu/tlo/hostnames/)), click Save, then click Connect

![general.png](https://ne49.tech/user/pages/12.rdp/general.png)

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