We close with a few quick TeamViewer tips to help you get more out of the service. When that's set, click Grant easy access again, followed by the Assign button to confirm. You can check your sign-in status by clicking the profile icon at the top of the app's left sidebar. Once you have an account, sign into the TeamViewer app. You can instead sign up for TeamViewer on the web if you prefer. If you don't have one, click Create account. When you do, you'll be prompted to sign into a TeamViewer account. It should configure this automatically, but you can set the app to run at Windows startup manually if needed. This is important so you don't have to manually run it every time you boot up. First, check the box to Start TeamViewer with Windows. To start, open TeamViewer and you'll see two boxes under Unattended Access.

It takes a bit of preparation to do, but it's worth it for anyone who uses remote access regularly. This allows you to remotely connect to your own computers from any machine running TeamViewer. One of TeamViewer's best features is unattended access. How to Set Up Unattended Access in TeamViewer In the Communication menu, you'll find options for starting a voice/video call via the internet, sending text chat, and using a whiteboard for illustration. Use the options under View to adjust the resolution of the remote session, choose between quality and speed, and decide how the windows display. Under Actions, you'll find commands that you can send to the remote machine, including rebooting, Ctrl + Alt + Del, and leaving a note for the person.

If you don't see the toolbar at the top already, click the small down arrow to show it.Ĭlick the Home button and you can review some general information about the remote computer, which is helpful for troubleshooting purposes. TeamViewer provides you with some tools and tricks to help with your remote sessions. Depending on how they ran TeamViewer, you may have to ask the other person to accept these prompts. The only exception to keep in mind is that you might have issues accepting UAC prompts for admin access.

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