Chrome Remote Desktop: Multi-OS Remote Access
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Chrome Remote Desktop tutorial, with demos using Remote Access and Remote Support to connect over the Internet to computers running Windows, Linux and Chrome OS Flex, including access from an Android device.
The Chrome Remote Desktop website is at: remotedesktop.google.com/
Note that on your very first access, the website will look different to that shown in the video. But just click on any of the “Access my Computer” or “Share my Screen” buttons, and you will end up on the control screen shown throughout the video. And once you have arrived on this page, this is where the above web address will always take you.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Access & Support
02:11 Remote Support
07:06 Remote Access
10:20 App Access
11:34 The Microsoft Alternative
12:39 Security
14:28 Wrap
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From about 11:35 in the video, I compare Chrome Remote Desktop with Microsoft Remote Desktop, and state that the latter is only available for Windows. Several people in the comments here have questioned this, stating that they use it in Linux. So I want to clear up any confusion.
The key thing is to distinguish remote access software from the communications protocol it may use. And in this context, Microsoft Remote Desktop is a piece of remote access software that uses a communications standard called the remote desktop protocol (or RDP). And the former software is most certainly only available for Windows.
However, there are other remote access applications that use RDP, such as xrdp, which can be installed in Linux. So, as some have noted here, it is certainly possible to -- for example -- install and use the xrdp application in Linux, and to communicate with a Windows machine running the Microsoft Remote Desktop application, with communication facilitated by RDP. In this sense it is possible to use Microsoft Remote Desktop to access a Linux system -- but only by installing a complete different software application at the Linux end! End-to-end remote access from a Windows or a Linux system (or vice versa) is not possible using only the Microsoft Remote Desktop software, as no Linux version is available of this specific package.
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I was introduced to this at my current job as a means to remote into my work computer without having to lug it around whenever I commute in. It works well enough and has been quite convenient in that regard! Unless I missed it, a nice feature that I'd suggest that's not set by default is "Curtain Mode".
At least with Windows, Google provides registry keys that can be added so the remote computer only displays the lock screen when remoting into it. It gives me some peace of mind not worrying about someone staring at my screen without my knowledge while working from home.
Very interesting contribution
I feel like I learned of chrome's remote browser extension from this channel, and it became hands down the best remote login software I've ever used! I once remoted into my home windows PC from a Linux netbook and all of a sudden music started coming out of my Linux netbook. Took me a second to realize that I had left a CZcams music tab open on the remote PC playing. Now, this blew my mind. Not only was I accessing my windows PC, but automatically the sound was piped over the connection to my Linux netbook flawlessly!
Not to mention you can use an android tablet to access a Linux gui or a MAC laptop, and whatever else you need to do to get out of a jam. Nothing self hosted even comes close to the ease of chrome remote desktop. Nothing.
Merry Christmas Chris! Thank you for all your effort to make incredible videos.
We're currently deploying VNC for remote workstations at my company and this appears to be a great alternative. Happy Christmas!
Wonderful Christmas gift, Chris 💪🙏
Merry Christmas, sir! thanks for presenting yet another popularly unknown tool. One of these days, maybe a direct comparison between the various remote tools? (Teamviewer, Anydesk, etc..) Including pricing, chat features, unattended access, etc...)
Merry Christmas Leslie, and a good future video idea. Noted! :)
@@ExplainingComputers hey Chris, RustDesk is also worth mentioning Ina future video and it is open source! Merry Xmas!
Merry Christmas, Chris. Thank you for all your informative and entertaining videos. Best wishes for 2023!
What could be better on a Christmas morning! a Happy and a Merry to you, Chris, and see you next year.
The biggest gap in security of any remoting is scamming the trust of a user (older people, kids, inexperienced users), I really think your video should have ended with the words like "any remote access poses a danger, one should only engage in such activity if he or she has conscious understanding of computer security". p.s. Merry Xmas! 🌲
Yes I came here to say the same. Your comment should be pinned. This remote access tool is perfect for scammers. The internet empowers everyone including the ugly side of life.
@hk that is a very stupid thing to say. It is an IT issue to assume that "feature" of your software called "ease of use" also means ease of use for the scammer. And since Chris pronounced himself as a "public educator" it is a huge responsibility, especially towards elderly people, kids and... inexperienced users, he "explains computers" to.
It's true, particularly the remote support options. I have a friend of the family who is scammed a few times a year... It's because they forget about the last time. Yes, someone should take away the keys, but there are no next of kin.
These segments of the vulnerable population really need the technology to better protect them from it. Prompts and buttons designed as ever changing, and only visible to the would be victims might help... since the scammers always say "you'll see blah, click the button ___". This pre-prompting of the user adds credibility (social engineering 101) and the victim trusts the attacker even more. Also, once a few things are hit correctly in stride the victim will be more likely to trust future more dangerous requests of the attacker. It's a vicious cycle.
Pretty wild and this can be a big help especially when you have an elderly family member who needs help with their computer.
Hoping you had a Merry Christmas and all the best in 2023.
Wow - it really works. I am testing it with numerous virtual machines running various os's. It's almost scary that it works so well, even behind multiple firewalls. I wonder how I managed to miss this facility until I saw your announcement. Keep up the great video production ! And merry christmas too of course 🙂
Sounds like you have been having run with experiments! :)
You could even run VMs on the host machine, or remotely manage your network. Pretty incredible
I think it will not work in reverse that is to access a mobile phone from the PC desktop or chromebook. Can you provide a tutorial on this and what are the available software that will work in this scenario?
Another Explaining Computers video. What a Christmas treat! This is another thing I’m going to have to try. Looking forward to your next video!
Festive greetings Perry! :)
@@ExplainingComputers Festive greetings back at you! :)
Thank you again, Chris. Excellent video and information.
I'll be hung from the Christmas tree if I try to check this out tonight, but tomorrow... Eager to see how well this works typing on a luxurious Thinkpad keyboard to access macOS, which is what my dayjob entails. Excellent video.
Merry Xmas from Canada. Thank you for the video! 🎄
I too switched to RustDesk for my clients and family, been running my own relay server as an extra measure of security for $5 on Digital Ocean. It has been running for four months and has never missed a lick!
Thanks for the tip. I've just tried it on my Mac OS host and Raspberry Pi client. Everything works fine. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful year ahead.
I have used Chrome Remote Desktop with great success personally as well as some clients - one who was using a *Chromebook* at home and needed to access a Windows machine at the office. Everyone else had PCs or Macs at home, so they could use Microsoft Remote Desktop. It worked great!
Greetings Chris -- and good to hear this. :)
Wait a second, I thought this product was killed back in 2016 (under Google Chrome App)? It's interesting that it is still around. Thanks for the rediscovery.
A video dropped on Christmas Day, now that's dedication :). Merry Christmas.
I'm here every Sunday -- next week on New Year's Day! :)
Merry Christmas Chris from Anacortes WA! Thanks so very much for another super educational video. I have tried remote desktop software before, but this sounds like a much easier and better one for me. All the best, Robert
Merry Christmas Robert. :)
Seasons greetings Chris...
I was not aware of this Google offering.
Brilliant into into it's use and implementation.
Thank you for this one!
Merry Christmas to you Christopher, and have a good rest of your weekend. As Always, Be Smart and Stay Safe.
I use this often, especially for older clients. I just set up the client on their machine, and make them give me their google account password. 🤣 That way, I can just take over their machine when they have issues instead of the usual, "Now open a browser ..." "What's a browser?" conversation. Merry Christmas!!
This is confusing to me - isn't the point of the remote assistance mode to avoid having the requirement for the client to share credentials?
@@SMorrisRose The clients I'm talking about are not "technosavvy" enough to tell you what a browser is... It's the type that I set the computer to always be on, never sleep, the icons are 300% size, and the only shortcut on the desktop says "Granny's Facebook" You couldn't walk them through starting a remote session if your life depended on it.
I've been using remote desktop for years. Works great 👍. So handy if you're away from home but want to download a game so it's ready when you get home
Just in time. I genuinely needed this feature to access my information scattered among many windows and Linux machines from one place (my laptop). Thanks.
Glad it helped!
Classic EC video: I thought I knew all about this going in... Turns out I learned several useful things. Never knew they had it on Android!
Great video Chris! This seems like a rather useful tool. I did not know that you could remotely access PC's on the web with this tool before now. I wish you a very Merry Christmas, & a Happy New Year! :)
Another excellent video, I never thought of doing it this way, something else to try. I use remmina myself it's a excellent piece of software. I must admit I become more productive since using Linux Mint than I ever did with Windows.
Interesting remote access too you've shown ! Amazing informative content.
PS : Seasons Greetings and Merry Christmas, Chris B. Happy holidays! ⛄🔔🎄
Happy Christmas to you Chris.
A useful app indeed. 👌
Merry Christmas. Chrome remote desktop is good. Agree on the security part. I mostly use for remote support.
Happy holidays Chris!
I bought a Chromebook for myself just before Christmas, because I have been working a lot and I wanted one. I bought one for my wife last year and it's been great for her. It's a really great operating system, simple and has lots of apps. And I've been trying cloud gaming lately, which is very impressive that the technology even exists. It's not perfect but I think it will be in the future.
Very interesting. Since it's free then it may be a good replacement for other commercial solutions if you only have a small number of PCs you want to remotely access. Other alternatives may include rhe commercial AnyDesk, and the self-hosted RustDesk.
Great chapter!!
Going to try my Android cell to the Win11 Pc, this will open a huge opportunities when working in the field!!
Now I can easily share files across my MacOS and Zorin systems. Happy Christmas. Thanks
This is a great video for new--starters! We have been using Microsoft for client support for years, we need something users will install without much kickback. :P There's so much misplaced mistrust around..concerning different entities. Thanks Chris, and Happy Holidays!
Greetings!
Thank you for the video. I like CRD over MS RD. At times, I run CRD only when necessary and disable it when not needed. However, I like CRD for my personal use. Happy New Year!
High-end laptops are now basically obsolete unless you're gaming. Just setup a dedicated box in your basement with whatever specs you need and install this on it. Pretty incredible if you ask me
Merry Christmas nice a new video on Christmas day! Have a nice one
Merry Xmas! :)
Thank you, very useful and well explained as usual.
Very interesting. Looks like an excellent alternative to Teamviewer, which is the only remote software I have used previously. Merry Christmas Chris.
Great content as usual... Happy Holidays to you and yours....
Seasons greetings, Chris! 🙂
I have never been a Google fan, nor do I trust any sensitive data - without encryption - to Google services. After TeamViewer altered their licensing policy, I have implemented RustDesk for remote support and never looked back. I promote open source whenever possible and run Windows 10 & 11 only in a virtual environment if absolutely neccessary.
It's one thing to use google for email with them having every email sent or received but quite another to give them any possible way of infiltrating your computer and every computer on your private network. I use a hardware based IPSEC site-to-site VPN for accessing my home network when not home.
Ohh no, a new tool for scammers about which people needs to be aware of.
Merry Christmas Chris.
Thanks for the wonderful video.
Thanks for the video! As always, I've learned something new. I had no idea I could use Chrome Remote Desktop using Firefox browser.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! This video convinced me to finally stop using TeamViewer on all of my remote PC's. Chrome Remote Desktop seems to be WAY easier, and the sessions do not crash every 5 min, and then present a nagging error screen about purchasing a license! Way to go Google!
Merry Christmas! All the best for 2023 too.
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Great video. I'm been using this for a few years now at the company I work at. It's free and secure.
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays Chris
Excellent! Another option for remote desktop control! And, since it's based around the Chrome Browser -- which most people already have installed -- it will make remoting into a distant relative's computer *SO* much easier.
Exactly.
It's true that "Chrome" is part of the name, but it's also true that it works just as well with Firefox on either end or both ends.
Can it access a phone from the desktop as the phone has a Chrome browser installed. Also can I access a Chrome book from desktop? Most probably it cannot. Is there a solution for this other than using the Teamviewer?
Merry X-mas m8! A video on Qemu and virt-mon would be cool.
Merry Christmas and Merry Chris Video.
I would have tough you would have skip this weekend. it was still very infusive and useful.
I forgotten about remote access thank you for the reminder and they made it more difficult for the bad guys not to mention the one using it
Anyway
Merry Christmas happy New Year stay warm love the content
Greetings, here I am again. Happy new year Chris!!!
Greetings, and a Happy New Year!
I learn something new every day. I have been using VNC Server/Viewer for remote access for many years, and before that, Team Center. I use it to operate my computer when away from home, and I have a Pi4 that I use via VNC almost exclusively remotely. Good to know there is an alternative.
Would that there were a build of the ChromeRemoteDesktop server software for Raspberry Pi OS - if there is one, I haven't found it. I find that VNC doesn't perform very well, and there is also the need to punch a hole through the firewall.
Thanks v helpful. I regularly have to support family members and over years I’ve used a range of programmes, most recently Apple Messenger. This is another option and I will try it. Thanks very much and best wishes to you and your family
Thank you Chris for a very interesting & educational Christmas video. Using a strong password is essential including 2 factor authentication. I'm also looking forward to the next one kind regards Alan :)
Thanks Alan. The next one is one of my favourites I've produced in 2022. :)
@@ExplainingComputers Ehm there is a scammer under your comment. Try ThioJoe's tool that is called Spammer Purge. It will help you combat scammers
@@z28141 Well because of youtube handles it isn't easy to fall for the scam as they include the number in they're username. It might be a crypto scam but could be a "pro hacker" scam or as you say some "tech support" scam
Definitely an excellent alternative to remote desktop software, especially paid versions for high end users and server hardware
I know it's Sunday but it is also Christmas. You would be forgiven for delaying posting until after Boxing Day. In any case, thank you for this video and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in exactly one week!
Again -- Thanks!
I have, in the distant past when XP was still supported, used a couple of Linux RDP clients to access Windows. I think TigerVNC and TightVNC are also available for Windows, and allow one to go either way.
My preferred security is via a VPN, perhaps using OpenVPN.
Thats a great video! Brilliant alternative to Team viewer or Quick assist/RDP ! Was able to setup access between my Windows PC and a Mac but my Elementary OS works only one way, I am able to access Mac and Windows PC from the browser but unable to access the linux PC from the other two.
great tutorial as usual
I have used remote access for years and love it...I like using it from my ipad which you did mention, even with limitations...I didn't know you could use the features with firefox. One thing that is frustrated me is my inablity to use it with my raspberry pi's. So Firefox might get me where I want to go there. Currently I just ssh or use vnc which puts me in a different interface...I like the way remote access lists the state of all avialable machines. You can look at that and know the state of your network, at a glance. I will even do this with my iphone which works.
Merry Christmas!
It looks like it might be useful. I may load it on my parent's computer next week. Thanks.
Great option. Also free and available on various platforms is rustdesk and to be more secure you can even setup your own server. Maybe for a future video
Agreed. Sorry, I do not trust Google as a browser and certainly not for remote access. There are better mouse traps.
Merry Xmas Chris!
I have tried various remote desktop options (Windows RDP, VNC, Teamviewer, Chrome Remote Desktop) but the best options I have used (and am using) are Nomachine and, in a way, Steam Link (but this only works if you have a Steam account). Nowadays, I mainly use Nomachine to access all my virtual machines.
Merry Christmas, Chris
And to you Stefan. :)
Merry Christmas, Chris. 😄
Festive greetings my friend, and thanks for your support. I hope that you are having a good Christmas Day.
@@ExplainingComputers Thank you!!! I'm having a pretty decent Christmas day. I've sent you a short email. :D
Merry christmas and a happy chrome remote desktop
Nice. Merry Christmas!
Thanks. Microsoft 'Quick Assist' is also worth a look :) Built in and free for W10/11, I've used it a lot since the pandemic.
Thanks Chris. Have been thinking about this issue for some time as accessing Linux machines via my MacOS laptop has always been a bit of a challenge. I plan to try this in the coming week. Season's greeting to you and yours and to the EC community.
Have been successful in communicating between Macs. Linux proving a bit more challenging. Zorin doesn't seem to like the extension. Going to try Mint. What I cannot figure out is international texting - still don't have right codes I guess. Lol. Repeat what others have said - this is scary from security standpoint. Do you know if Google is using SSH end-to-end when you go through the WEB page?
As usual very informative video... merry Xmas and happy new year sir
Merry Christmas, Chris 👍
Thanks, you too!
@@ExplainingComputers I hope you and yours had a fine holidays. Happy new year! Your work is such a GIFT to us all 👍
Kindest regards, neighbours.
Merry Christmas Chris! May I share a fun idea? Demonstrate using remote Xserver logins, basically you can have smart terminals or very low resource computers login in remotely to another computer/server, everything on the terminal client is running from the main computer. It's a fun experiment and shows some of the more unique qualities available with Linux. Also, no OS is required to be running on the remote client if you have PXE boot set up. Mostly, it's just really cool when you get it working properly!
also... this type of set up could be used in a school to make a small computer lab inexpensively, or even a small company that needs several people working at a computer terminal but can't or doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
I usually use Microsoft Quick Assit or Microsoft Team, thanks for another tools in my tools-box 😁Merry Christmas 🎄🎄
Great find
Seams as an alternative to Teamviewer that is somewhat more flexible
Thanks for sharing your observations 🙂
Merry Christmas Christopher. Thanks for the video. I've used VNC in the past which was very reliable. Not sure what the licensing is like these days.
Merry Christmas maestro
thank you very good info and explained well
Nice one Chris.
Thanks 👍
TeamViewer's my go-to option for this kind of stuff. Available on Linux too btw.
That's amazing! I have that same one-time code on my luggage!
Wow!
I never knew this remote software existed (i'm ashamed). Good to know for specific situations! Thank you and may the new year be as awesome as your videos! Thank you over and over!
BTW I always use my yubikey for any account that has implemented it (google has) and for any thing else I use authy. And for those lame ducks out there I use text and the horribly awful email.
@@SlingShotsChannel another legit response, thank you!
Merry Christmas and Happy new year
Happy Easter everyone!!
I've just seen the bunny in a festive hat.
Big thanks Chris. I'm using it to access my main PC with my laptop and commenting using Chrome remote desktop! ☺👍
Result! :)
@@ExplainingComputers I have my main pc in the office of my shed. And was waiting for a big download to complete before I turned off the pc. I'm glad you did a video on it because there have been many occasions where I wanted to turn the pc off after a a download and had to wait for it to complete. Now I can just check the progress this way. Many thanks again! 👍
I bought a eufy smart plug so that I can turn my 3d printer on from my phone. The printer is connected to my PC. Now I can start my 3d printer and print something using Chrome remote desktop whilst I'm at work. 😁👍
@@qg786 Cool. :)
Thanks Chris! It looks like your Remote Access and Remote Support Timestamp labels are backwards.
Thanks, and corrected. :)
Happy holidays Chris. I have had a love hate relationship with remote access PC software for 25+ years. I suffered many years with PCAnywhere attempting to manage remote devices. I also used various proprietary RSA based remote access systems. When I found TeamViewer I thought finally I had the product that solved remote access for me. Over the years TeamViewer has changed, in my opinion for the worse and became unmanageable for me. I have tried Chrome Remote Desktop but I found it to be "quirky", requiring restarts and occasional reboots. We (Chrome Remote Desktop & I ) never became friends in the time we spent together. Recently I tried RustDesktop and it seems to perform well (like the old TeamViewer). You may want to give it a look, it is free and operates well with the OSs I have tried (various Linux & Windows).
I read your reply and am totally new to remote desktop. I have Win 7 Pro host to Win10 64 client. I would prefer to use the hardware, not into handholding too much. However the desktop which is nearly 10 yrs old has kind of blended with the table. Yes I have upgraded everything, But I really saw the need to access the screen of a workstation in my remote CNC shop on the property. Upon experiencing some poltergeists during the longer 12 hr jobs, I had to find a method to both monitor and restart without 5 minute walk. I used to have a wifi cam driven by Adobe Flash, but it is retired which then made e-waste of many metric tons of PZT WIFI cameras that were in use at the time, and the only alternative in the price range currently are Android based. I was certain this was done to further humiliate the veteran adobe users. So, per Chris' video, I set up Google remote in seconds I was looking at this laptop screen and also the webcam. So satisfying
@@chrisleech1565 Chris glad it works for you. If you decide to try anything else consider RustDesk for a test. Never throw out something that works for something new and untested. I have run RustDesk for a few weeks now and soon I may be able to recommend using it. For now I consider it a good prospect. A word of caution ... Win 7 is aging (no longer supported) and fewer applications are good with Win 7 as time goes on.
@@vinchenzogmailcom Do you have a link to a basic RustDesk tutorial?
@@chrisleech1565 "I was certain this was done to further humiliate the veteran adobe users" 🤣🤣🤣
Great video and Happy Christmas. I have issues with trusting Google. It seems everyone wants to use Google to log in to various accounts and it gives Google a little too much power.
I like it Old School with direct access like VNC.
Would be great if you could prepare video where you compare different remote access apps/software. And maybe one with ms RDP connected with some kind of code generated ie on your mobile.
This video was very interesting.
Jolly good videos. Thank you.
Thanks for watching. :)
Thank you.
Thanks!