Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer — by Microsoft Learn

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Troubleshooting guide for failed RDP connections. The firewall section tells you to check that the Remote Desktop inbound rules are enabled and gives a PowerShell one-liner to enable them, and the page also points at antivirus interference.

Quick steps

Open wf.msc and confirm the Remote Desktop - User Mode (TCP-In and UDP-In) inbound rules are enabled
Or run: Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop" | Set-NetFirewallRule -Enabled True
Test with antivirus temporarily out of the way

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Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
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