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If you are able to access it when the firewall is turned off but not when it is turned on then it should be just a matter of going to control panel - &nbsp;windows firewall and then select allow a program or feature through then select remote desktop as per screen dump attached<br />
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If you are able to access it when the firewall is turned off but not when it is turned on then it should be just a matter of going to control panel -  windows firewall and then select allow a program or feature through then select remote desktop as per screen dump attached
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That was quick ! I definitely overlooked that very junior one ! Thanks !
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That was quick ! I definitely overlooked that very junior one ! Thanks !

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I have this very strange problem with this computer running Windows 7 Enterprise not in a domain (fully up to date as my other machines running the same OS)<br />
When I disable the firewall (Windows default FW) I am able to access the computer. Enabling it prevent access through remote desktop (ping does work by the way) So I imported a firewall rule of one of my computer running the same system, but still I can't access the machine remotely... Does importing a fw rule replace the older one or merge with it ?<br />
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Thanks for your advice
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I have this very strange problem with this computer running Windows 7 Enterprise not in a domain (fully up to date as my other machines running the same OS)
When I disable the firewall (Windows default FW) I am able to access the computer. Enabling it prevent access through remote desktop (ping does work by the way) So I imported a firewall rule of one of my computer running the same system, but still I can't access the machine remotely... Does importing a fw rule replace the older one or merge with it ?

Thanks for your advice

Cannot access windows 7 computer using remote desktop

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.