To control a PC remotely we can use the Windows Remote Desktop or the VNC program but the requirement for this type of software is that the computers, both the server and the clients, must be on the same network with the same class of ip or is the computer you want to connect to must have a static IP address (as if it were a website). But to control a computer from a different place you will hardly have an accessible ip address so you have to rely on some online service.
If you want to manage and control your home PC or any other PC, being at work, for example, in this guide we will show you the programs to be used to access the PC remotely in an effective, simple and above all without fear of any network by corporate firewalls or proxies.
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All the services that we will advise you can use for free for personal purposes; unfortunately, few services can also be used to connect company computers, since most of the services require user licenses to unlock all the functions without fear of the appearance of warning windows.
Fortunately, a completely free service is available, so you don't have to fear anything like that.
1) Google Remote Desktop
The easiest and fastest way to control a PC remotely is to use the Google Chrome browser and install the Google Remote Desktop extension.
By installing this extension on all the PCs to be controlled remotely we will be able, through a simple code and a PIN to be entered at the time of access, to control the PC remotely in a simple way and above all without fear of firewalls and proxies (since traffic passes through the same port to browse Web pages).
Once the extension is installed, simply associate the Google account of the browser and, for each PC, install the control program, which will take care of providing access from the computer that we will configure as a server.
For our PCs we can configure automatic access, but if necessary we can use the service to also check other PCs of friends or relatives in difficulty.
This is the service that we recommend to use in each scenario, since there are no limitations on the number of PCs to be used: we can also use it on company computers or on PCs assigned to a commercial activity, since we will never be asked for any type of user license (which instead we risk seeing us appear on the other services recommended by the guide).
If we want to deepen the discussion on Google Remote Desktop, we invite you to read our Remote Desktop guides in Google Chrome to control PC via the Internet and Access the PC with Chrome Remote Desktop from a mobile phone .
2) TeamViewer
TeamViewer is undoubtedly the most used solution to quickly control any remote PC, using connections that cannot be intercepted by the firewall or the corporate proxy.
Once installed on the PC to be controlled, simply write down the ID code and password to be able to access from any other PC, by entering the copied codes.
To speed up access to our PCs, we can also create a free account and add unattended access: TeamViewer will start together with Windows and we will be able to control that PC without having to enter a code each time, since our password will be used for 'authentication.
Without a doubt the best application for remote control, but it can be used free of charge only for personal purposes: if used in the company or to connect PCs used in the company or in a shop, the company could signal commercial use and demand the user license (for a fee) also for free accounts.
Precisely for this reason we recommend using it sparingly and to associate only personal PCs, avoiding to assign PCs present in a shop or company.
To deepen the discussion on TeamViewer we can also read our dedicated guide -> Complete control of a PC from another computer or from a mobile phone with Teamviewer .
3) Join.me
We want to connect multiple PCs together to create a meeting "> Join.me.
The website, following a free registration, easily allows, from the web interface, to connect remotely via codes released directly by the program to work on any other PC located anywhere in the world that has been configured.
Basically it is used by companies to carry out corporate meetings with a shared screen, but we can also use it without problems to control our home PC, just leave it access and configured with a meeting code.
4) AnyDesk
Another program that we can use for free for personal purposes is AnyDesk.
Similarly to TeamViewer, it allows you to associate a unique code for each device connected to our account and to remotely control both the mouse and the keyboard typing.
It presents itself as an extremely fast service that can easily overcome any type of corporate firewall and proxy.
As for TeamViewer, we have to make moderate use of it within a corporate network or from a PC associated with a commercial activity, given that the service may become aware of this and ask for the purchase of a user license.
5) Conclusions
These are the best programs to connect and control a computer remotely, even in the case of corporate firewalls and proxies.
To deepen the discussion of entering the files of other computers, without going through the Internet, in another article the explanation of what it means to enter a PC on the same network .
On another article we have instead seen how to use two computers together with the same keyboard and the same mouse .
Still, another article we have seen all the best alternatives and the best remote desktop programs to connect from a distance to the computer .
