A technician needs to remotely manage several computers running Windows Pro from their own workstation. The technician's workstation is running Windows 10 Home. Which of the following statements accurately describes the technician's ability to use the native Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in this scenario?
The technician can only use their Windows Home machine to connect to other Windows Home machines via RDP.
The technician cannot use RDP because Windows Home does not support any RDP functions.
The technician can use the RDP client on their Windows Home machine to connect to the Windows Pro machines.
The technician must upgrade their machine to Windows Pro before they can initiate any RDP connections.
This statement is correct because all editions of Windows, including Home, include the Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) client. This allows a user to initiate a remote connection to another computer. However, Windows Home editions cannot act as an RDP host, meaning they cannot accept incoming remote connections. Since the technician is connecting from their Windows Home PC to Windows Pro PCs, they are acting as the client, which is a supported function.
Edition
Can act as RDP Client (Connect From)
Can act as RDP Host (Connect To)
Windows Home
✅ Yes
❌ No
Windows Pro/Enterprise
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
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