RDP Port # change:
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Before you do anything, please research the port use before you change it;
https://www.iana.org/ and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
are both good resources
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run regedit.exe
enter 'HKEY_Local_machine' folder
navigate to : SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Sever\WinStations
select the 'RDP-Tcp' folder
select the ‘PortNumber’ entry
modify the value in decimal, the value will be your chosen port number - click ‘ok’
create a firewall rule to allow incoming traffic on selected port
Restart the Remote Desktop service to apply changes if a full reboot is not possible
configure client machines to use this new port by appending the port with ':xxxx' after the ip address
#desktop #rdp #regedit #networking