====== Enable or Disable Remote Desktop in Windows ====== ===== CLI ===== http://serverfault.com/questions/364858/disable-remote-desktop-through-cmd-or-script-in-windows-2008 To **disable remote desktop** from Windows command line, run the below command as administrator: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f To **enable remote desktop** from Windows command line, run the following command as administrator: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f ===== Remote Registry Edit ===== https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/33687-remotely-enabling-rdp