How to install Chrome Remote Desktop

With Chrome Remote Desktop, you can use a computer or mobile device to access a remote computer such as Mac, Windows, or Linux, it’s files and applications over the Interne. This article shows you how to install Chrome Remote Desktop.

1.On your computer, open Chrome and access the website: https://remotedesktop.google.com/access. If your computer hasn’t installed the Chrome Remote desktop, you will have an option to install it.

2. If you click on install, another page popup. Click Install to continue.

3. In Set up remote access, click download icon.

4. Under Remote Access, click ACCEPT & INSTALL.

5. In Open download page, click Yes.

6. “Please wait  while windows configures Chrome remote Desktop Host” page popup.

7. In “Do you want to allow this app to make change to your device?”, click Yes.

8. In Choose a name, enter a name for your computer.

9. In Choose a PIN, enter a PIN with at lease 6 numbers.

10. When “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?” popup, click Yes.

11. You may have an option to save the password/PIN.

12. You also have an option to install Chrome Remote Desktop Extension.  In chrome web store, click on Add to Chrome.

13. In Add “chrome Remote Desktop”, click Add extension.

14. To get your extensions on all computers, turn on sync.

15. Now, you complete the Chrome Desktop installation. The computer just installed is listed on Your chrome remote desktop account.

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Bob Lin

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