Step By Step – How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections on Server Core 2008

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March 26th, 2009

How to Enable Remote Desktop Connections on Server Core 2008

At the command prompt type:

CD\Windows\System32
cscript scregedit.wsf /ar 0

If you typed it correctly it will display:

Microsoft Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Registry has been updated..

Next type:

cscript scregedit.wsf /ar /v

If you did things correctly the server will output:

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server fDenyTSConnections
View registry setting.
0

Next you will have to make sure that the firewall on the server has the propper ports opened to allow remote connections through. You do this by running another command.

C:\Windows\System32>netsh firewall set service type=remotedesktop mode=enable

If done correct it will output: ok

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