Remote desktop with no password?

[hkBattousai]

I have a home network with only two PCs at home; a PC and a laptop.

I want to connect to the laptop via the PC, but also I don't want to put a login password to the laptop. I'm leaving alone and am the only user, why write password every time I login?

How can I do that?


PC: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Laptop: Windows XP Home SP3

 

[WindowsStar]

I have a home network with only two PCs at home; a PC and a laptop.

I want to connect to the laptop via the PC, but also I don't want to put a login password to the laptop. I'm leaving alone and am the only user, why write password every time I login?

How can I do that?


PC: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Laptop: Windows XP Home SP3

I don't think you can get the built in software in Windows to do this, however Dameware Remote will.

www.dameware.com

 

[hkBattousai]

^ Thanks for the advice.
However, I have already started using TeamViewer and it look like to be OK.

 

[tw33k]

+1 for Teamviewer

 

[hkBattousai]

I have a question about remote connection.

How much connection bandwidth is required for remote connection?
1) High color, high quality connection
2) 256 color, low quality connection

I have 1Mbits/s connection with a 54Mbits/sec wireless modem. I don't have any bandwidth problem at home network, but in a few days I'm going to use TeamViewer over internet. I want to make sure that it would work.

 

[tw33k]

It will fine. I don't know the exact bandwidth needed but it works fine for me and I'm only on ADSL 2+

 

[allend66]

I have almost the same setup - 2 laptops, Win7 Home Pemium (x64) and XP Pro SP3 (x86) and I can confirm - when I started using remote desktop (always from Win 7 to XP) it asked me for a login + password the first few times, but now it has stopped doing it - it just connects without authentication. Unfortunately, I don't know what I did to do this, so can't advise but it's possible with no 3rd party software.

 

[hkBattousai]

I have almost the same setup - 2 laptops, Win7 Home Pemium (x64) and XP Pro SP3 (x86) and I can confirm - when I started using remote desktop (always from Win 7 to XP) it asked me for a login + password the first few times, but now it has stopped doing it - it just connects without authentication. Unfortunately, I don't know what I did to do this, so can't advise but it's possible with no 3rd party software.

But you had to set a password for Windows logon, didn't you.
What I want to do is establishing remote connection without setting password to Windows.

 

[allend66]

But you had to set a password for Windows logon, didn't you.
What I want to do is establishing remote connection without setting password to Windows.

Do you mean for 2nd PC normal Windows logon or log on via remote desktop?

My 2 laptops have password logon to Windows when they boot normally, but not password to connect via remote.

 

[hkBattousai]

^ Bot my PC and laptop has no Windows logon password. But remote desktop connection only connects to a PC with a Windows logon password. And I don't want to set a password to my Windows, because I'm the only one using my both PCs, and I don't want to enter logon password every time I start my PCs, I just want to see desktop after pressing the power button. I'm looking for a way to establish remote connection without setting any Wndows logon password.

 

[allend66]

Hmm, then I can't help you. But I still maintain that if my rig, with password logon on both computers, has stopped asking for password to connect remotely, then you should be able to do it if you have 2 computers without any logon password.

Sorry, I don't know what I did (if anything) to stop it asking me for my log on password via RDC. Good luck!

 

[allend66]

Stumbled upon this looking for a fix to my "play audio remotely" problem.

If you're like me then you have a desktop shortcut for your remote connection, but you need to go to Start --> search "remote" --> open Remote Desktop Connection and there you will find options for the connection. Uncheck the "use credentials" on connect - this will remove the logon screen.

Now I just need to figure how to play audio on the remote machine and not have it wified to my local machine....

 

[lrod8]

dont know if you guys found an answer yet since this is an old thread, but here's a solution:

You can disable blank password restrictions by using a policy. To locate and change this policy:

1. Click Start, point to Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to start the Group Policy Editor.
2. Open Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
3. Double-click Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
4. Click Disabled, and then click OK.
5. Quit Group Policy Editor.

NOTE: By default, this policy is on (enabled).
After you have enabled this, you will be allowed to log on using a blank password.

 

[Devileyezz]

lrod, thank you SO much for being kind enough to post the solution here. I've been going NUTS about this for way too long. Windows 7 ultimate connecting to other passwordless Windows 7 ultimate and not being able to connect was killing me!

Thanks a million!
Admins of Seven Forums, please promote this behavior of allowing post solutions so people like me who clickthru from Google feel the need to register!

 

[jeep123]

I want to add thanks as well. I've been struggling with this issue - requiring a password for remote desktop since I control my htpc 90% a remote so I hate seeing the stupid login after I use remote desktop.

The above fix worked great.

 

[Codify]

dont know if you guys found an answer yet since this is an old thread, but here's a solution:

You can disable blank password restrictions by using a policy. To locate and change this policy:

1. Click Start, point to Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to start the Group Policy Editor.
2. Open Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
3. Double-click Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only.
4. Click Disabled, and then click OK.
5. Quit Group Policy Editor.

NOTE: By default, this policy is on (enabled).
After you have enabled this, you will be allowed to log on using a blank password.

If I do this, does it mean that anyone could log in to my PC over the internet if they have my IP address? Or would the NAT firewall stop them?

 

[sdowney717]

I have been using Chrome Remote Desktop.
I can connect without a windows password.
I do have to enter a pin number after I exchanged keys.
This will stream good quality video and sound like Netflix.