How do I put a password on my Remote Desktop?

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As a regular user of Remote Desktop sessions, you may have been confronted with the case to change your password. Control-Alt-Delete [CTRL-ALT-DEL] doesn’t allow you to change the password in the remote session, but instead gives you a menu on your actual host

Change password in Remote Desktop

There are many ways to change your password. Of course, when you’re working on your physical computer, you may just hit CTRL-ALT-DEL, but this won’t work in an RDP session

CTRL-ALT-END

Sometimes [but not always], CTRL-ALT-END helps you “ctrl-alt-delete” the session to change your password in the remote session. CTRL-ALT-END is the equivalent to CTRL-ALT-DELETE in RDP. However it depends on the OS-version session settings whether this works or not.

On screen keyboard

The On Screen Keyboard [OSK] is a virtual keyboard on your screen. This works in Windows Server 2012 / Windows 7 and higher. To reset your password with the OSK, follow these steps:

1. Click Start
2. Type osk and hit enter to open the on screen keyboard.
   If this doesn’t work, press Windows+R to open your Run Command window. Type osk and click OK
3. Press and Hold CTRL-ALT keys on your physical keyboard and then click on the DEL key in the virtual keyboard [on screen]
4. Minimize the OSK
5. Click Change a password.
   

Run the shell

You can directly launch the shell to get the Windows Security Options displayed. To do so, open the Run-box or open a command prompt and copy-paste:

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

Run a VBS-script

This one is nice too. Copy paste the lines below to a Notepad and save the file as securityoptions.vbs . Then open/run/execute the VBS. It will launch the Windows Security Options screen to change the password

************************************ Set objShell = CreateObject[“Shell.Application”] objShell.WindowsSecurity

***********************************

ALTGR-END

In case you have a keyboard with the ALTGR-key, you may also use ALTGR+END to simulate CTRL-ALT-DELETE. I believe German keyboards in particuar have this key.

Reset your password in an RDP session

In contrast to changing a password, resetting a password does not require you to remember the current password. Instead you just overwrite the existing password [if any] and set a new password.

Active Directory Users and Computers

When logged on to a computer that has active directory tools installed, you may use Active Directory Users and Computers to reset the password . You need user account privileges to do so, however.

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers from your startmenu [or quicker: Start -> Run -> dsa.msc]
2. Localize the account [tip: at top level, right-click and choose Find… ]
3. Right-click the account, and choose Reset Password…

Net user

Assuming it’s a local user [so NOT a domain user account], you can use net user to change a users’ password. To do so:

1. Click Start -> Run [or press Win+R]
2. Type something like “net user $username $password”. I.e. if the user account is named Peter, you could reset its password by typing: net user Peter P@55w0rd.

Powershell: Set-ADAccountPassword

In case of a domain user account, you may use the Set-ADAccountPassword cmdlet in Powershell. Note that the Active Directory module must be loaded.

Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity Peter -NewPassword [Read-Host -Prompt “Provide New Password” -AsSecureString] -Reset

Powershell: Set-LocalUser

In case of a local user, you may use the Set-LocalUser cmdlet in Powershell to reset a local users’ password

Get-LocalUser ‘Peter’ | Set-LocalUser -Password [Read-Host -Prompt “Provide New Password” -AsSecureString]

Do you need remote access to your home or work computer? Remote Desktop Connection is a nice feature included with every Windows installation, which makes it easy to access your computer remotely from another computer. By default, Remote Desktop is disabled for security reasons. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to set up and use Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 10.

Part 1: Turn On Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 10

In order to set up Remote Desktop Connection, follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Press the Windows key + X to open the Quick Access menu. Click System from the menu that pops up.

2. The next window will show you all of the basic specifications of your computer such as model number, CPU configuration, installed memory, etc. Click on the “Remote settings” link on the left pane.

3. Tick the “Allow remote connections to this computer” checkbox.

   If you’ll be connecting to this computer from a system that’s running any version of Windows older than Windows 7, then do not check the “Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication” checkbox.

4. To grant Remote Desktop access permissions to a user account, click on “Select Users” on the bottom right of the window. This opens the Remote Desktop Users dialog box. Click on Add button to add your user account to the list.

   Note: Remote desktop does not allow a user with a blank password to logon, so make sure your user account is password protected.

5. Once this is done, you will now be able to connect to this computer using the Remote Desktop Connection.

Part 2: Connect to Your PC Remotely

Now you can connect to your computer from another Windows PC, by following these steps:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type mstsc and hit Enter.

2. A Remote Desktop Connection dialog box will pop up now. In this box type your computer’s IP address and click Connect.

3. You will be prompted to enter the login credentials of the Windows account you’ve granted Remote Desktop access to. Click OK and Windows Firewall may give you a warning. Just ignore it and click Yes and your remote connection session will start.