Your home PC is really an incredible machine. It is
customized and designed as per your needs and it
runs almost all your important applications and
stores all the must-have files to access anytime.
The catch is that you cannot take your home PC
everywhere you go. This is the reason why
remote desktop access has arrived. Here are
some of the easy ways to access your home PC –
your laptop or even your buddy’s computer, from
anywhere like when you were accessing it directly.
1. In-built Remote Desktop Connection Utility to
Access from Windows to Windows
If you are a Windows user, then you may have
lots of options. But Remote Desktop Connection
provided by Windows is a best option for Windows
integration and it provides control of high level. In
addition, you don’t have to install any extra
software to set up your account. In order to get
this feature, you should have Windows’
Professional version or higher.
2. Use In-Built Screen Sharing from Mac to Mac
OS X comes with really an awesome Screen
Sharing feature which is designed in the OS and it
can be used to access Mac PC from any other Mac
within no time. You can easily and instantly set up
Screen Sharing and using it is very easy. It can be
used without any downsides. However, files
cannot be shared between remote PC and the
computer you are using directly. But you can still
work with this issue and use something like
OneDrive. However, you can copy any matter in
one PC and past the same in other and it seems
nice.
3. Using TeamViewer – Another Simplest Option
TeamViewer is by far the easiest application to
access your partner’s computer. This cross-
platform app requires you to make your account
and install some more applications. But it is a lot
simple overall to set up and it comes with some
amazing features.
Get started with downloading and installing
TeamViewer on both your remote PC and your
home computer. You may start up and create
your account. Just go to Connection and then Set
Up Unattended Access. This way, you can access
all the computers over the web by giving the
combination of username and password.
Access the account of your home PC. Also see
that it has already been put on the list of
machines in TeamViewer. While leaving the home,
let the TeamViewer working in the background.
On your remote PC, run TeamViewer and access
your account. You will just see the list in which
your home PC is added. To begin a remote
session, double click on it with the machine.
Other Applications for Remote Access
TeamViewer is not just the application for remote
access alone. But it is one of the most sought-
after applications known for simplicity. Another
popular option is LogMeIn but it is not free for
lifetime. But it still has some amazing features
like drag-drop transfer, file sync and more and it
is pretty good. It can be accessible only from the
browser and its step is quite more confusing. This
is the reason why TeamViewer enjoys the edge.
