Enabling RDP with a Microsoft Account on Windows 10
A few things to note that might help acessing you PC via RDP:
1. Disable Windows Hello Sign-in:
- Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.
- Uncheck the option “Only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts”.
2. Log in with Microsoft Account Password:
- Log out and Log in back using your Microsoft account password (not windows hello options) to log into your Windows 10 device. This will allow you to use traditional password-based authentication for RDP.
- Just in case you need to identify your username:
- Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Type
net userand press Enter. - This will list all user accounts on your system. Identify your username.
3. (Optional) Configure router to assign a fixed local IP to your machine.
- To do this you might want to turn of “Use random hardware address” in you windows machine’s settings.
- You might not need this if you’re going to use the PC Name to access it.
- I haven’t mentioned any steps to configure the router, it differs based on your router.
Additional Tips:
- Firewall Rules: Ensure that your firewall allows incoming RDP connections on port 3389. You may need to create a firewall rule for the specific IP addresses you want to allow access from.