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Purpose of Knowledge Article

Instructions on how to disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for Windows 10 and Windows 11

For Apple (macOS) see Disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on macOS.

Resolution

1On your keyboard, click the Window + R button    

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2type in SystemPropertiesAdvanced

3Select the Remote tab

4Uncheck the box for "Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer"
5Select "Don't allow remote connection to this computer"
6Click OK