# Enable Windows RDP

## Enable RDP

<pre class="language-powershell" data-overflow="wrap"><code class="lang-powershell">Set-itemproperty 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\' -Name "fDenyTSConnections" -value 0
<strong>Set-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\' -Name "UserAuthentication" -value 1
</strong>Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop"
</code></pre>

## Add the User to the group:

```batch
NET LOCALGROUP "Remote Desktop Users" domain\user /ADD
```

If you need to disable the firewall altogether:

```batch
NetSh Advfirewall set allprofiles state off
```