Windows Vista Blog

How To: Disable Remote Assistance

May 15th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Whenever I’ve finished installing a fresh copy Windows, whether it’s on Windows XP or Vista I always disable Remote Assistance. This is primarily for security purposes and to disable a service that will never get used.

How To Disable Remote Assistance on Windows Vista

• Click Start (Windows Orb)
• Click Control Panel
• Click System and Maintenance
• Click System
• On the left side of the Window under the Tasks category. Click Remote settings
• If prompted by the User Account Control. Click Continue
• De-select Allow remote connections from this computer
• Click OK