How to share software through network to another computer?
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Access Your Computer Remotely
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An illustration of someone remotely accessing their PC from a laptop on the beach.
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by Tim Fisher
Updated June 09, 2019
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Remote desktop software, more accurately called remote access software or remote control software, let you remotely control one computer from another. By remote control we truly mean remote control — you can take over the mouse and keyboard and use the computer you've connected to just like your own.
Remote desktop software is really useful for lots of situations, from helping your dad who lives 500 miles away, work through a computer issue, to remotely administering from your New York office the dozens of servers you run in a Singaporean data center!
Generally, remotely accessing a computer requires that a piece of software be installed on the computer you want to connect to, called the host. Once that's done, another computer or device with the right credentials, called the client, can connect to the host and control it.
Don't let the technical aspects of remote desktop software scare you away. The better free remote access programs listed below require nothing more than a few clicks to get started — no special computer knowledge required.