Sunday, November 29, 2015

How To Change the Port for Remote Desktop (RDP) in Windows

How To Change the Port for Remote Desktop (RDP) in Windows
This post provides a step by step approach for changing the listening port for Remote Desktop.

Step 1. Start Registry Editor; in the command window (CMD), type regedit and press the Enter key.


Step 2. Go to the following registry subkey:
 

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

It is displayed in the first screenshot below.

Step 3. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal (it is displayed in the second screenshot below).

Step 4. Type the new port number and then click OK. The new port number should be between 1025 and 65535.

Step 5. Quit Registry Editor.

Step 6. Restart your computer.


How To Change the Port for Remote Desktop (RDP) in Windows
Go to the following registry subkey:

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





Type the new port number, and then click OK. The new port number should be between 1025 and 65535.
Type the new port number and then click OK.








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