- 1). Click on the "Start" button on your Windows 7 computer.
- 2). Type "Remote Desktop" into the search box and then press "Enter" to open the Remote Desktop Connection application.
- 3). Type in the IP address or host name of the computer that you are connecting to and press "Enter."
- 4). Type in the username and password you are using to connect to the remote computer, press "Enter" and you are connected to the remote computer.
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