Operating system: Windows 7 Professional
I have Remote Desktop enabled in Remote Settings (Start -> Right-click Computer -> Properties -> Remote Settings). It's saying that I need to enable the Windows Firewall exception for Remote Desktop.
So I went into Control Panel -> System and Security -> Windows Firewall. I pressed "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall". I didn't see Remote Desktop in the list of programs, however. I've tried adding mstsc.exe to the list of allowed programs, but that didn't solve the problem. I think that's because mstsc.exe is the remote desktop client, not server.
I feel like this may be happening because of software I installed. Is there a way around this? Is there another way to enable Remote Desktop in allowed programs in Windows Firewall?
Best Answer
I solved the problem by going Start -> Administrative Tools -> Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and creating a new Inbound rule for port 3389. The rule still isn't showing up in the list, however, but it is active.
Just a friendly warning! Watch out for Panasonic FPWIN Pro 6.3! It will trash your firewall rules.