Changing Remote Desktop Port

May 19, 2008 · Filed Under Windows 

Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows Vista, but it’s easy enough to turn it back on. If you need to access your Vista PC from another box, it’s an essential thing to turn on.

To get to the configuration page, you can either right-click the Computer icon and choose properties, or you can type in system into the start menu search box, and then System.

Now you’ll want to click the Remote Settings link on the left hand side.

Check “Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer” and “Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop” (this means that you can access your remote computer using Windows XP also).

Note: This will not work for Home editions of Windows Vista.

For changing the default port number Remote Desktop uses:

1. Start Registry Editor
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\
TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

3. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal Type the new port number, and then click OK

Note: This key is stored in a hex value so you must use a decimal to hex conversion tool such as the built in windows calculator (choose your desired port number and convert it to hex before you update the key).

4. Quit Registry Editor.

From now on you can connect to your remote computer using IP:PORTNUMBER

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