Allow someone to connect to your computer remotely
You or someone you choose can access your computer from a remote computer, but first you need to allow remote connections.
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Open System by clicking the Start button 
, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking System.
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In the left pane, click Remote settings.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
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Select one of the "allow" options under Remote Desktop. For more information about these options, see What types of Remote Desktop connections should I allow?
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Click Select Users.
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In the Remote Desktop Users dialog box, click Add.
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In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, do one or more of the following:
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To specify the search location, click Locations.
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To specify the types of objects (user names) that you want to search for, click Object Types.
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In Enter the object names to select, type the user name that you want to search for.
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When you find the correct name, click OK.
The name will be displayed in the list of users in the Remote Desktop Users dialog box.
