Before you troubleshoot, you may first want to see if you’resetting up the Remote Desktop connectioncorrectly.
Also, only Windows 10 Pro and above versions can act as hosts.
Instead, try playing a YouTube video and see if it plays without buffering every two seconds.
If your internet connection is terribly slow, it could be for several reasons.
It could be aproblem with your Wi-Fior with your ISP.
In most cases where users have a decent ISP and a fast-speed internet plan, it’s the former.
If you’ve determined that your connection is not the problem, try the next fix.
As such, double-check to ensure the host machine is awake and connected to your internet.
Also, confirm you allow Remote Assistance connections to the remote machine.
On the right-pane and scroll down to theRemote Desktopsection.
PressOKand see if this fixes the issue.
PressWin + R, typeservices.msc, and look forRemote Desktop ServicesandRemote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector.
Once you find them, see if they’re both enabled.
If they’re disabled, double-choose them and change theirStartup typetoManual.
power cycle your rig for the changes to take effect.
This will take you to the prefs app.
tap on the web connection you’re connected to.
At the top of the screen, you’ll see two online grid profiles: Public and Private.
If your connection is set toPublic, switch toPrivateand see if this resolves the error.
Fix Any Firewall Flaws
The firewall is the most common culprit when speaking of Remote Desktop errors.
Plus, Remote Desktop isn’t automatically enabled on Windows.
Click onChange controls, scroll down to findRemote AssistanceandRemote Desktop.
On the right pane, look for a value calledPort Numberand double-tap on it.
By default, the value data field will haved3das its value, which is thehexadecimal value for 3389.
If this port is already in use, try changing this number to 3388.
PressOKand exit the registry.
Clear Your Connections History
Navigate toComputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Terminal Server Clientand look forMRUentries.
If you’re using Remote Desktop for the first time, you may not see any MRU entries.
In case you do, right-press them and delete.
If you’re still facing issues, feel free to abandon Remote Desktop.
There are plenty of alternatives out there.
