If I change the port used by windows for remote access will my computer be safer and how to do this?
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Hello Infonote,
Yes, If you use remote desktop to access your computer while away from home, then changing the port will [help] prevent people from breaking into your system.
A proper vulnerability assessment would show that you have a non-standard port running remote desktop, but almost all of the people trying to get into your system are using an automated tool that looks for only the port commonly associated with remote desktops.
So, if you change your remote desktop port, then you are making it that much harder for someone to hack your system. Here is how to do this:
Go to start, run, regedit and find the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetContro lTerminalServerWinStationsRDP-TcpPortNumber
In the Edit menu, click Modify and then click on Decimal.
Enter your new port number and click on OK, then exit regedit.
The standard remote desktop port is 3389 and that is the default when you click on Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Remote Desktop Connection.
To connect to a remote desktop port that is different then 3389, you need to enter the address, a colon, then the new port number.
Like: 192.168.1.100:234
That would connect you to address 192.168.1.100 on port 234.
If you are using a firewall, don