Hello, (I am not a pro, though thought that this would be a good place to post). I would like to connnect to my computer at work remotely (windows 7) from home (vista). I know how to do it, what to configure etc. I guess you pros would call my work machine a client machine. However, I noticed when configuring windows 7 (machine at work) that admin account is allowed by default and I have to enable standard account to do that. I see it as a security risk and would like to do the opposite: to forbidd the admin account (which I am using only to administrate my computer) but allow only standard (limited) account (which I am using on a daily basis) to access the machine remotely. Is there a way to do that? With best regards Zoran p.s. Of course, my fear is that someone might try to get as the administrator in my computer. p.p.s. Apologies for multiple posts, just trying to find the forum where I will get some reply.

Hi Zoran, You can assign the user rights to forbid the administrator remotely logon. Click start, input secpol.msc, run it as administator, navigate to Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment On the right pane, double-click "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services", click Administrative, then Remove, click Apply - OK. Now, the adminstrator cannot remote log on your computer. Regards, Miya This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Miya, Many many thanks! That worked indeed... Regards Zoran

You're welcome. Glad it helps. Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

It does help by all means. By the way, I noticed when testing your fix that a person can try to log in as administrator and type in the password (thus in principle test it), and only after the password is accepted the system says that the account cannot be accessed remotely. In such a way, remote users (with bad intentions) can learn my admin password. (I think it is called brute force hacking). Just a thought... Thanks again! Regards Zoran