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It's highly recommended to change windows remote desktop default port for added security.

I'm frequently using remote-desktop with a windows 10 server and access the multiple desktops feature (i.e. Similar to linux, in windows win+tab, right-hand corner: new desktop). However if I connect to the server from a machine with different monitor configurations (i.e. Only one screen instead of two), the virtual desktops put all windows into the first virtual desktop. In this cool article, I’ll show you how to enable Remote Desktop using Windows PowerShell on Windows Server 2016 and 2012. I know that there are many ways to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server like Group Policy, WDS Image and manually, however, you might need to do this on a new Server build as part of a string of scripts.

How To Connect To Your Server From A Windows OS Via RDP

Go to Server Manager in Windows Server 2016. Click Add Roles and Features. Then select Role-based or feature-based installation. Choose: Remote Desktop Services. Then choose: Remote Desktop Session Host. Install the role. Run GDPEdit.msc (use the search feature on Windows 2016 server by clicking the magnifying glass). This other option for desktop virtualization comes via Windows Server 2016 and the fact that it also supports Remote Desktop Session Host, as most of you will probably well know. In a virtualized thin-client environment, this allows administrators to publish full server-based hosted desktops to their end users. Oct 24, 2016 By Tim Warner 24 October 2016 Learn how to enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions in Windows Server 2016 to administrate server PCs from anywhere.

You can change the default port with a few easy steps, first, you'll change the port and define this port in a firewall rule.

Change RDP TCP port on Windows Server 2016

1. Open registry editor app by searching for regedit in windows search or use RUN.
2. Locate the following from regedit app:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlTerminal ServerWinStationsRDP-Tcp
3. look for PortNumber and right-click on it and Modify
4. Make sure to select Decimal under Base option
5. Change the port number to any number you prefer, let's say 1234 and click OK
6. Quit the registry editor
7. Open Firewall (Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security)
8. From the left sidebar click on Inbound Rules
9. From the right sidebar click on New Rule
10. Select Port and click Next
11. Select TCP and type the port number in Specific local port and click Next until you reach the step where you asked to enter a rule name, give the rule a name and Click Finish. (Repeat from #7 to #11 for UDP)
12. Restart the server
13. Try to connect to RDP as usual but when you type the IP, don't forget to type the custom port number after the IP in this format IP:Port (e.g. 192.168.1.5:1234)

You can also change the RDP port by running the following PowerShell command. In this command, we'll specify the new RDP port as 1234.

To add a new RDP Port to the registry:

Set-ItemProperty -Path'HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal ServerWinStationsRDP-Tcp' -name'PortNumber' -Value1234

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Then Add Firewall Rule to open port 1234 using PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'RDPPORTLatest' -Profile 'Public' -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 1234

Repeat to open UDP port 1234 (recommended)

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'RDPPORTLatest' -Profile 'Public' -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 1234

Then Reboot.

Find this tutorial on Microsoft.com:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/306759/how-to-change-the-listening-port-for-remote-desktop

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