3] Change Registry Settings
If the previous solution doesn’t work, there may be a registry issue that’s causing the Remote Desktop Connection option to be inactive. To fix this, follow these steps:
- Press the keys (Windows + R) and type “regedit” to open the “Registry Editor”.
- In the left pane, navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server”.
- In the right pane, find and double-click “fDenyTSConnections” to edit its properties.
- In the window that appears, enter 0 in the Value data field. A value of 0 means allowing remote connections using “Terminal Services”, while a value of 1 means prohibiting it. Click OK to save the changes.
- Close the “Registry Editor” and restart your computer.
4] Disable or Remove Interfering Third-Party Software
If the previous solution still doesn’t work, there may be third-party software interfering with the remote connection between computers. Such software can be antivirus, firewall, or VPN.
To check if this is the cause, try to disable or remove the software temporarily and see if the problem is resolved. If so, you can search for the appropriate settings in that software to allow remote connections or look for a more compatible alternative.
Conclusion
Remote Desktop Connection is a very useful feature in Windows 11, but sometimes this option can be inactive or grayed out and cannot be changed. This article has described some causes and solutions that you can try to resolve this issue.
Hope this article is useful and can help you re-enable the Remote Desktop Connection feature in Windows 11. If you have any other questions or suggestions, please leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!