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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).
Nothing definite (hence no answer) but I think you may have a couple problems. First, IIRC, non-passworded accounts are generally excluded from RDP sessions for security. Secondly, if it is possible to RDP into the password-locked account, I am pretty certain only one login at a time is allowed for non-server versions of Windows for licensing reasons. Since you say you want to use a virtualization system, if it's an OS system (such as VMware or VirtualBox) you might just want to RDP or VNC into that directly. – Anaksunaman – 2017-08-05T14:46:55.570
@Anaksunaman The problem with VNC is that it's not encrypted... I fear using it. – The Quantum Physicist – 2017-08-05T15:01:49.933
Not going to judge your comfort levels, I get it. However, note that it is possible to tunnel VNC over SSH which is encrypted. Not better or worse than RDP but a possible option if RDP does not work out in your case. – Anaksunaman – 2017-08-05T15:11:01.850
@Anaksunaman Did you manage to get SSH server to work properly on Windows? Last time I did it, it was insanely annoying and the terminal did many weird things including not line-breaking in the right place and not being able to switch between drives cleanly. Does this sound familiar to you? – The Quantum Physicist – 2017-08-05T15:14:05.133
Yes, unfortunately it does. That said, for the purposes of tunneling, I am not sure it would have much relevance since the VNC server and client should be the ones exchanging data. – Anaksunaman – 2017-08-05T15:55:26.530