Remote connection to Windows 8 "access is denied"

Question

I have set up a remote connection to my computer:

• I have checked the allow remote desktop connections:
• I have added my user to the "The remote desktop users" list under the button "Select users"
• When I connect, I can provide my username and password, but it says that one or both is incorrect.
• I have found a post that I have to add enablecredsspsupport:i:0 to the .rdp file. I did so, I can see the login screen of Windows and when I log in I get a message "Access is denied"

What is going wrong?

Answer 1

This might be beacause the user is not allowed in local security policy.

Check: local security policy > local policy > user rights assignment > allow connection using remote desktop

The default value is "Administrators, Remote desktop users". Make sure that the connecting user is in one of this groups.