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I was logged in as admin, but it wasn't working. I found a way to run a command prompt as admin (type cmd into search box, then, instead of opening with &lt;enter&gt; open with ctrl-shift-enter). Then I used a command line to enable remote desktop and it is working now. Thanks.
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I was logged in as admin, but it wasn't working. I found a way to run a command prompt as admin (type cmd into search box, then, instead of opening with <enter> open with ctrl-shift-enter). Then I used a command line to enable remote desktop and it is working now. Thanks.

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@carlosab - Thanks for the update and I was happy to help.
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@carlosab - Thanks for the update and I was happy to help.

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Just upgraded a workstation from Windows 7 to 10. User can no longer remotely access using Remote Desktop. It seems that Windows Firewall is blocking access. I tried enabling Remote Desktop to communicate through the firewall, but there is no option for me to save the changes. Instead, it appears I have to be running Firewall as an administrator, but I can't figure out how to do that so I can save the changes. Here is a snippet of the firewall:<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/09_w37/933716/Capture.JPG" target="_blank" title="Firewall Snippet (65 KB)"><img alt="Firewall Snippet" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 665px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/09_w37/933716/Capture.JPG" /></a><br />
Thank you.
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Just upgraded a workstation from Windows 7 to 10. User can no longer remotely access using Remote Desktop. It seems that Windows Firewall is blocking access. I tried enabling Remote Desktop to communicate through the firewall, but there is no option for me to save the changes. Instead, it appears I have to be running Firewall as an administrator, but I can't figure out how to do that so I can save the changes. Here is a snippet of the firewall:



Thank you.

Windows 10 Firewall - How to run as System Administrator?

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.