Introduction
When we set up a new Windows Server, a default Administrator account is created for us. While this is fine initially, you should always create a separate user for day to day purposes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a new user in Windows Server 2016 and allow it to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).
Prerequisites
- Cloud VPS, Pure performance VPS or Dedicated Server with Windows Server 2016 installed.
- You must be logged in via RDP as an administrative user. If you are on Windows 10, you can follow our guide on how to connect to your server using RDP.
Step 1: Create a User
Right-click on the Start menu and click on Computer Management
.
Expand the Local Users and Groups
option and click on Users
.
Right-click and select New User
.
Now fill in the details of the new user account you want to create. Disable the User must change password at next logon
option and enable the Password never expires
option so you can use your password without being reminded constantly by Windows to change it.
Click Create to finish adding the new user. Remember the username you chose here because you will need it later!
Step 2: Add the User to Remote Desktop Users
Click on the Groups option and Select Remote Desktop Users
. Adding our newly created user to this Group will allow it to access the server via RDP.
Double click on the Remote Desktop Users
option and click Add
.
Type in the username you created earlier in the Enter the object names to select
box and click Check Names
.
You will see your fully qualified username. Click OK
twice to finish adding the user to Remote Desktop User.
Step 3: Test the new user
Disconnect from the server and login again with the newly created Username to check if everything is working okay.
Conclusion
Congratulations. You created a new user and gave it RDP permissions on your Windows Server 2016.
It was so many years ago when I did this, I always ran the administrator as main user until a friendly advice made me look into the securer direction of this.
This last point, adding to remote desktop user, that I forgot totally….
Thanks
Is there a way to allow the remote users to be able to install programs without requiring the administrator's passwords/ permisions?
No, to install programs you need administrator permission.
So the user can access the cloud server from anywhere using the web?
If the server has a public ip address and RDP configured to open for connections yes.
sir only 2 user is online access remote desktop so please tell me 10 user access remote
Without RDS licenses you can only have 2 Administrators logging in. For RDS access RDS licenses are required, if you're server is hosted with Snel.com you can purchase them from Snel.com through the client area.