For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC. We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built ...

Under the Remote tab, click “Allow remote access to your computer” dialog to enable remote access. Also, click the Select Users radio button, and in the Remote Desktop Users dialog box, click Add.

My dad just got a new computer and keeps calling me for tech help. Is there any way I can control his computer from my own? Remote access makes explaining how to, say, set up email ports a lot ...

Using VNC, you can log into your home computer from any machine in the world with web access (including your iPhone) to access files, schedule downloads, ...

In today’s highly connected world, remote access to our devices provides much-needed flexibility in our daily lives. The ability to control computer with phone, or vice versa, enables us to ...

Remote computer access from a mobile device used to be challenging. Now, Chrome Remote Desktop offers an easy way to take remote control.

Daniel Romero / Unsplash Chrome Remote Desktop Chrome Remote Desktop is one of the quickest and easiest ways to mirror your desktop to your phone, and it gives you full control, including sound, too.

Launched last month, the Chrome Remote Desktop extension lets you connect to and control one computer from another but it can be especially handy for bridging the gap between PC and Mac.

Harmony's awesome remote controls come with one big limitation: how many devices they can command. That limit is arbitrary. Here's how to circumvent it.

Learn how to Remote Restart or Shut down your Windows 11/10 computer using Remote Desktop Connection, PowerShell, Command Prompt or Shutter.

Receiver software Regardless of receiver type, the computer needs a program to listen for incoming remote commands and convert them to actions on the computer.