Windows Remote Desktop allows you (or others) to connect to your computer remotely over a network connection, effectively accessing everything on your computer as if you were directly connected to it.
This is useful if you need to access your computer from another location, for instance, if you need to connect to your computer at home when you are at work or vice-versa.
This is also handy in a support situation in which you either want to help someone else by connecting to their computer, or you want to provide access to support personnel to connect to your computer.
Unfortunately, Remote Desktop can be exploited by hackers to gain control of remote systems and install malware or steal personal information. It’s a good idea to keep the feature turned off unless you actively need it and it is not enabled by default.
Once enabled, however, it’s easy to disable it.
1. Type 'Remote Settings' into the Type here to search box and select Allow remote access to your computer.
This seems counter-intuitive, but this opens the Control panel dialog for Remote System Properties.
2. Untick Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer
3. Select Don’t Allow Connections To This Computer (only Windows 10 Pro) and then click OK
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