Norton Security Allow Remote Desktop Connection ((full)) · Exclusive & Authentic

Once you find the setting, it works solidly. Norton doesn't corrupt the RDP stack; it just firewalls it. The "Silent Mode" is helpful for troubleshooting, but that’s a temporary fix.

Finally figured it out: Norton blocks RDP by default (3/5 stars) norton security allow remote desktop connection

I spent two hours troubleshooting why I couldn’t Remote Desktop into my home PC from my laptop. I kept getting the "Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer" error. Turns out, Norton Security was silently blocking the connection. Once you find the setting, it works solidly

If you are a sysadmin or power user needing RDP, Norton is a headache. If you are a home user who only needs RDP once, follow a YouTube guide for "Norton allow port 3389." Do not expect it to work out of the box. Finally figured it out: Norton blocks RDP by

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