Admission another computer with Chrome Remote Desktop

You lot can utilize a computer or mobile device to access files and applications on some other computer over the Cyberspace with Chrome Remote Desktop.

Chrome Remote Desktop is available on the web on your estimator. You will need to download the Chrome Remote Desktop app to use your mobile device for remote access.

Prepare upward remote admission to your computer

You lot can set upward remote access to your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.

  1. On your reckoner, open up Chrome.
  2. In the address bar, enter remotedesktop.google.com/access.
  3. Nether "Ready Remote Admission," click DownloadDownload page.
  4. Follow the onscreen directions to download and install Chrome Remote Desktop.

You lot may have to enter your computer password to requite Chrome Remote Desktop access. You may also be prompted to alter security settings in Preferences.

Learn more almost how to utilise Chrome Remote Desktop on Linux.

To use Chrome Remote Desktop on your Chromebook, learn how to share your computer with someone else.

Share your estimator with someone else

You tin can give others remote access to your computer. They'll take full access to your apps, files, emails, documents and history.

  1. On your reckoner, open Chrome.
  2. In the address bar at the top, enter remotedesktop.google.com/support, and press Enter.
  3. Nether "Become Back up, " click Download Download page.
  4. Follow the onscreen directions to download and install Chrome Remote Desktop.
  5. Under "Get Support," select Generate Code.
  6. Copy the code and send to the person you want to accept access to your computer.
  7. When that person enters your access code on the site, you volition come across a dialog with their e-postal service address. Select Share to allow them full access to your computer.
  8. To cease a sharing session, click Stop Sharing.

The admission code will simply work one time. If you are sharing your computer, you lot will be asked to confirm that you lot want to go on to share your computer every 30 minutes.

Access a computer remotely

Important: Make certain yous're using the latest version of the Chrome Remote Desktop app.

  1. On your Android telephone or tablet, open up the Chrome Remote Desktop app Chrome Remote Desktop App. If y'all don't have it, download it from Google Play.
  2. Tap the computer you desire to access from the list. If a estimator is dimmed, it's offline or unavailable.
  3. You can command the computer in two unlike modes. To switch between modes, tap the icon in the toolbar.

For your security, all remote desktop sessions are fully encrypted.

Use gestures while using a computer remotely

  • Curl up or down: Swipe with two fingers.
  • Click and drag: Drag with a finger.
  • Zoom: Pinch and stretch with two fingers.
  • Prove keyboard: Swipe up with three fingers.
  • Prove the toolbar app: Swipe down with three fingers.
  • Move the mouse: Swipe anywhere on the screen (just in Trackpad mode).
  • Left click: Tap the screen.
  • Right click: Tap the screen with two fingers (merely in Trackpad mode).
  • Middle click: Tap the screen with three fingers (only in Trackpad mode).

Remove a calculator from your list

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open up the Chrome Remote Desktop app Chrome Remote Desktop App.
  2. Bear on and hold the computer y'all want to remove.
  3. Tap Delete.
  4. Tap Ok.

Troubleshooting tips

If you're having issues, try these tips:

  • If the page won't open, check your device's connection.
  • If the reckoner being accessed is on a work or school network, it might not let you give others access. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • If you're on a managed account, your administrator may command your access to Chrome Remote Desktop. Learn how Chrome Remote Desktop is managed.
  • Brand sure you're using the latest version of the Chrome Remote Desktop App Chrome Remote Desktop App.

If you have any other problems, report them in the Chrome Aid Forum.

Improve Chrome Remote Desktop

To acquire how to meliorate Chrome Remote Desktop, Google collects and stores some anonymized data nigh network delays and how long your session lasted.

To learn more than well-nigh Chrome Remote Desktop, view our Chrome Privacy Notice and Google Privacy Policy.

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