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You can check out a great article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/chips\/how-to-setup-a-remote-desktop-and-connect-1515149\/\">Geek.com<\/a> for those specifics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After setting up RDP capabilities, your machine is ready to allow remote access, whether that&#8217;s solely from you or from authorized users you allow to access your machine. You should always know who is accessing your files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But what if I don&#8217;t<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where PC Matic saw a need and, pardon the pun, plugged it. By using an RDP control like PC Matic&#8217;s RDP Lifeline feature, we&#8217;ve allowed our customers the freedom to secure, monitor, and even hit the kill switch on active RDP sessions. True to the nature of RDP itself, you don&#8217;t have to be in front of your machine to access these features. 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