Microsoft:RemotelyEnableRemoteDesktop
Original link: Windows Server Hacks: Remotely Enable Remote Desktop
To enable/disable Windows Remote Desktop edit the following key:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\fDenyTSConnection (REG_DWORD)
- Value 0: Remote Desktop Enabled
- Value 1: Remote Desktop Disabled
To modify the registry of a remote computer, open regedit and go to File -> Connect Network Registry...
Once you've set the registry values, issue a remote reboot command:
shutdown -m \\pc_name -r