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They can log in under any Google account to control your computer, so long as they enter the correct code.

Chrome Remote Desktop Full Review Of

A full review of Chrome Remote Desktop, a free remote accessdesktop program.

Chrome Remote Desktop Professional Technology Support

Tim Fisher has 30 years professional technology support experience.

He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire.

Chrome Remote Desktop is a free remote desktop program from Google that runs as an extension thats paired with the Chrome web browser.

With Chrome Remote Desktop, you can set up any computer running the Chrome browser to be a host computer that you can connect to at any time, whether the user is logged in or not, for full unattended access.

A number of other free remote access tools are more robust but Chrome Remote Desktop is certainly easy to get going with.

Like all remote access programs, Chrome Remote Desktop works where theres a client and host that are paired together.

Select GET STARTED, and log in to your Google account if asked to.

Accept any installation prompts and wait for Chrome Remote Desktop Host to finish installing.

Youll know its done when the web page no longer shows the CANCEL button.

Choose a name for that computer on the Chrome Remote Desktop page, and then select NEXT.

The computer will be registered to the Google account you signed in with, and youll know its completed when you see Online just below the computer name.

You wont need to stay logged in after the initial installationyou can log out completely and the program will still run in the background as an extension.

Heres what the client should do to connect to the host to remotely control it.

Open the Remote Access tab at the top of that page, and login to your Google account if you need to.

This needs to be the same Google account that was used when setting up remote access like described above.

Enter the PIN created on the host computer to start the remote session.

When the client connects to the host computer, a message displays on the host that says Your desktop is currently shared with, so Chrome Remote Desktop doesnt log in discreetly like some remote access programs.

Another way to use Chrome Remote Desktop is through temporary access codes.

If you need someone else to connect to your computer, even someone who didnt set up the access in the first place, this is the route you want to go.

Open the Remote Support tab on this page and choose Get Support to get a one-time access code that you can share with the person who will connect to your computer.

Youll be asked to install the Chrome Remote Desktop extension if its not already on your computer.

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