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I am a statistics teacher.I am setting up a powerful PC at home so my five students can remotely access the stats software on it.
This is a limitation with Remote Desktop running a client workstation like Windows 10. Remote desktop is just a single desktop not multiple desktops. IF you want this capability you have to use Remote desktop services but that requires Windows Server and and not Windows 10 but that's pretty extreme. Multiple RDP (Remote Desktop) sessions in Windows 10 Option 1 - Modifying termsrv.dll To have concurrent user sessions working in Windows 10, you need to make small changes to termsrv.dll file.
I have looked at a few possible remote access possibilities, but none seem to meet the following simple requirements for less than $50 a month.
Each user logs in to their own account
They can upload files to their account
Multiple users can be logged in concurrently.
Can someone suggest the best way to achieve these requirements on a limited budget?
Ramhound1 Answer
This is impossible with an Windows workstation edition OS.
A Windows workstation OS (such as Windows 10) has two accessible 'interfaces':
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- Console, which is accessible via the physical machine's interface and via most remote access programs such as VNC, LogMeIn, etc.
- Remote Desktop interface, which is accessible through the Windows RDP interface.
These two interfaces are the only consoles exposed by a workstation edition of Windows. The EULA (license agreement between a licensee of Windows and Microsoft) prohibits more than a single licensed user from accessing these interfaces at any one time. This is enforced by the fact access to one of the two consoles forces the other to disconnect.
Bottom line: You cannot do this with a workstation edition of Windows.
In the Windows OS world, what you're trying to accomplish requires a Windows Server OS with the Remote Desktop Session Host role installed and the requisite RDSH Client Access Licenses (CALs). These are somewhat costly...unless you're eligible for Microsoft's Non-Profit (Charity) licensing program, which offers such software at <25% retail in some cases. Check with your Microsoft license provider for details.
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