Remote Access Software recommendation

Tuvoc

Tuvoc

Tuvoc

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I'm currently using Teamviewer and it is broadly OK. I suspect though they may block my access soon with the allegation that I'm using it commercially. I'm not, it is personal use and they did this to me before a couple of years ago. Impossible to prove to them that it is personal use only.

Does anyone have any suggestions of other Remote Access software they have used and worked well ?

(I'm using Windows 11 on both machines)
 
AnyDesk has worked well for me as an alternative to Teamviewer. Simple to use and no nagging or accusations.

If I want to connect to devices on my own network while I'm out I use a VPN and RDP.
 
Yes, I'd like to use RDP but I can't get into the particular router to set up port forwarding etc.

So far Teamviewer is the only solution I've found that lets me adjust screen resolution.
 
I use chrome remote desktop, not sure what you mean by adjust screen res but when I remote into my desktop with 2 1440p screens I can leave them as is and pan around, zoom really far out to see it all or set the remote desktop to match the local resolution (be it fullscreen or windowed)
 
With Chrome remote desktop - my laptop is 1920 x1080. I remote into the desktop machine, and get a square-ish screen that is something like 800x600. And I can't see a way to change it. With Teamviewer there is a menu for resolution on the remote, and I normally select 1600 x 1050 or something like that and it then fills most of the laptop screen. If it is relevant, the remote machine is headless - no monitor attached. Anyway, even if I can't adjust, I may be able to perform basic rasks like this with Chrome desktop to reduce the frequency of Teamviewer usage which might lessen the chance of triggering their commercial use stuff.
 
TeamViewer was great until it started suspecting me of commercial use. Same with AnyDesk until it started suspecting me of commercial use :p, though it seems to have stopped that now.
 
doodah said:
TeamViewer was great until it started suspecting me of commercial use.
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Yep, happened to me before. How do you prove it is NOT commercial use ? You're proclaimed guilty with no way of proving your innocence. I expect it will happen again, but don't know what triggers it. This time I'm accessing only one of my two machines, that could help. If I access the machine 10 times a day for 5 mins each, or once a day for 50 mins, is that any different ? Fantastic product - best of the lot in my experience - but awful company to deal with. Fingers crossed.
 
doodah said:
TeamViewer was great until it started suspecting me of commercial use.
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Yeah IIRC they look at your login detail and if you're signed in with a domain then they suspect commercial use. I used it a few times at work to check remote PC's at home, so still personal. Then you get bombarded with the commercial use lockout.

I've pretty much ditched Teamviewer now for VPN/RDP.
 
Semple said:
Yeah IIRC they look at your login detail and if you're signed in with a domain then they suspect commercial use. I used it a few times at work to check remote PC's at home, so still personal. Then you get bombarded with the commercial use lockout.

I've pretty much ditched Teamviewer now for VPN/RDP.
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Think 99% of my use was just logging into my main rig or HTPC with a very rare instance of e.g. helping my grandmother turn her screen orientation back to normal :p. These days a plus for me is for it to work at work or have a portable installation, fortunately AnyDesk still works at (half my) work - two different IT systems.
 
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