Enable RDP through CMD Line

 Quick and simple way to enable Remote Desktop (RDP) via psexec

4 Steps total

Step 1: Install PSEXEC

PSEXEC is a standalone executable file that allows you to run commands on remote machines.

You can download the tool from here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx

Step 2: Run psexec

You can add the location of psexec to your %PATH% variable or simple copy the psexec to C:\WINDOWS\System32\ folder.

After that simply open a command line and type psexec /? to test its functioning accordingly

Step 3: Enable RDP

Open a command line and type the follwoing:

psexec \machinename reg add hklm\system\currentcontrolset\control\terminal server /f /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0

This adds a registry entry enabling RDP connections.

Step 4: Configure Machine Firewall to allow RDP

Open a command line and type the following

psexec \remotecomputername netsh firewall set service remoteadmin enable psexec \remotecomputername netsh firewall set service remotedesktop enable:

With this you have successfully configured a remote machine to enable RDP sessions and configured the firewall to allow the connections on the correct ports.

Other Examples

The following command launches an interactive command prompt on \\marklap computer name:

cmd

psexec -i \\marklap cmd

This command executes IpConfig on the remote system with the /all switch, and displays the resulting output locally:

cmd

psexec -i \\marklap ipconfig /all

This command copies the program test.exe to the remote system and executes it interactively:

cmd

psexec -i \\marklap -c test.exe

Specify the full path to a program that is already installed on a remote system if its not on the system's path:

cmd

psexec -i \\marklap c:\bin\test.exe

Run Regedit interactively in the System account to view the contents of the SAM and SECURITY keys::

cmd

psexec -i -d -s c:\windows\regedit.exe

To run Internet Explorer as with limited-user privileges use this command:

cmd

psexec -l -d "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"