How to connect to your office computer from home
Three ways to reach the computer at work, what each one asks of your network and your IT team, and which one fits what you actually need to do.
Remote access guides
Short, jargon-free explanations for the real situations where you need to reach a computer somewhere else.
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Controlling a PC from your phone: what works and what does not
A phone can control a computer remotely, but not equally well for everything. What genuinely works, what is painful, and what to look at before choosing.
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How to help someone remotely without asking for their password
A guide for whoever ends up being the computer person: what never to ask for, what a healthy remote session looks like, and what to explain beforehand.
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Remote access without a static IP or port forwarding
A static IP, port forwarding and a VPN are requirements of one classic connection method. Here is why modern remote access needs none of them.
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Remote Desktop in Windows 11: what it can and cannot do
Windows ships its own remote desktop mechanism. What it does well, why it will not work on the Home edition, and why it locks the screen of whoever is sitting there.