{"id":12100,"date":"2018-07-04T01:32:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T01:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2018-07-04T10:53:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T10:53:53","slug":"open-remote-assistance-in-windows-10-8-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-remote-assistance-in-windows-10-8-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open Remote Assistance in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Remote Assistance allows someone (or helper) you trust to take over your PC and provide remote technical support. It&#8217;s something similar to TeamViewer or UltraVNC. This tutorial will show you different ways to open Remote Assistance in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/windows-remote-assistance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"438\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12105\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Windows Remote Assistance from Run Command<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key and the R key at the same time to open the Run command box, type in <strong>msra<\/strong> and hit Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/run-msra-command.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12106\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This should open up Windows Remote Assistance in no time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Windows Remote Assistance via Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and directly type &#8220;<strong>remote assistance<\/strong>&#8220;. The search box will show up and deliver the results. Click the option &#8220;<strong>Invite someone to connect to your PC and help you, or offer to help someone<\/strong>&#8221; to launch Windows Remote Assistance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/open-remote-assistance-via-windows-search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"495\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12107\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Windows Remote Assistance from Control Panel<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a>. Type &#8220;<strong>remote<\/strong>&#8221; into the Search box in the upper right corner of the window, and then click the link labelled &#8220;<strong>Invite someone to connect to your PC and help you, or offer to help someone else<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search-remote-assistance-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"285\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12108\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Create a Desktop Shortcut to Start Windows Remote Assistance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need to provide remote technical support to your customers frequently, it&#8217;s a good idea to create a desktop shortcut to start Windows Remote Assistance. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click an empty area on your desktop, and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> from the context menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/new-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9289\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type &#8220;<strong>%windir%\\system32\\msra.exe<\/strong>&#8221; into the location box, and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-shortcut-for-remote-assistance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12109\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Give the shortcut a name, and click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/windows-remote-assistance-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12110\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A new shortcut appears on your desktop. 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