How To Access your Computer Remotely with Chrome.

How To Access your Computer Remotely with Chrome.

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To remotely access a computer over the internet, there are many applications available. Many of you might have already used applications like TeamViewer and helped your friends and family. VNC is another application that allows you to install a VNC server on a computer you wish to access remotely.

Most of us must be having Google Chrome browser installed on our computer. For remote access, you just need to install a Chrome browser extension named Chrome Remote Desktop, and then you are good to go.

Using Chrome Remote Desktop, which is a Chrome extension, you can easily access your computer remotely. You can do so via desktop PCs, laptops, or smartphones. It does not matter whether you’re using Windows or OS X, Linux, or Chromebook, all you need is the Chrome Remote Desktop extension. This extension can act as a great alternative to Team Viewer and VNC. 

What we need before using Chrome Remote Desktop for remotely accessing computer: 

1. To use Chrome Remote Desktop, you need to have a Google email account. 
2. The supported operating systems are Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook. 
3. We need to install the extension on both the computer which we want to be able to used remotely and any machines which we want to be able to use to dial in. Start with the machine you want to be able to control.

This is actually a large extension, weighing in at about 22.6 MB, but it will install very quickly nonetheless. Once installed, click New Tab and you can access the remote access tool from the list of installed apps. So, read thorough article to know about how you can use chrome to access PC remotely.

How To Remotely Access PC Using Chrome Remote Desktop:

Step 1: Download and Add Chrome Remote Desktop Extension, to your chrome browser. To do so, sign in into your Google Account. Now, on your Chrome web browser visit this link on Chrome App Store to get the Chrome Remote Desktop app.

Step 2: Launch the Chrome Remote Desktop app for remotely accessing your computer. Once the app will get installed, you’ll see the Add to Chrome button has changed to Launch App button. You can alternatively type the URL chrome://apps/ in your address bar and find the installed Chrome apps.

Step 3: The first time you launch Chrome Remote Desktop, you’ll need to grant it permission to access your computer. Click Continue, make sure that you are signed into your Google account, and then click ‘Allow access’.

There are two Options to use this Chrome app — The first option is to allow someone else to access your PC, and the second option is for accessing your computer from anywhere. 

Option 1: If you want to Access your computer Remotely, Click the ‘Get started’ button in the My Computers section. And then Click the ‘Enable remote connections’ button.

Option 2: If you want Remote Assistant to Share your screen remotely, Click ‘Get started’ button in Remote Assistace Section. And then click Share button.

Step 4: As a security measure, you will need to choose a PIN to protect your computer, so enter and confirm a code that is at least six digits in length and then click OK.

Step 5: You will also need to permit the User Account Control dialog box that appears. Once this is done, re-enter your PIN and click Confirm, then OK.

Step 6: After entering the PIN, the remote access will be enabled.

You can use a computer or Smartphones to access your files and applications over the Internet with Chrome Remote Desktop. For Users` Security all remote desktop sessions are fully encrypted.
To disable the remote access, you simply need to click on the Stop Sharing button.

You can Also use Chrome Remote Desktop on Linux OS, if you are using Chrome. All processes can be found on chrome support help page or you can go to this link.
On this page you will also find process of using Chrome Remote Desktop on your iPad, iPhone Mac and on your Chromebook. 


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Source:google support page