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Configure RDP on Windows VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on a Windows VPS for GUI access—open Server Manager navigate to Local Server and click \"Disabled\" next to \"Remote Desktop\" to enable it Set Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication for security Open port 3389 in Windows Firewall with

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"RDP\" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=3389

Connect from your PC with

mstsc

entering the VPS IP and credentials (e g Administrator:Passw0rd!) On AWS Lightsail this replaces SSH offering a familiar interface for IIS FTP and SSL setup—test connectivity within 10s ensuring uptime for web hosting tasks

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