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Purpose of Knowledge Article

Instructions on how to disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for macOS.

For Windows see Disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on Windows 10 and 11.

Resolution

    1 Click the Apple icon in the menubar

    2 Select System Preferences or 
    3 Select Sharing

    4

    Make sure the boxes for the following options are unchecked:

    • Remote Login
    • Remote Management 

    1 Click the Apple icon in the menubar

    2 Select System Settings
    3 On the left, select General

    4 On the right, Select Sharing
    5

    Make sure the following options are toggled off:

    • Remote Login
    • Remote Management