Prepare your Work Computer for VPN from Home Guide (Windows Version)

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User Guide for connecting Microsoft computers from outside to campus network (QC-VPN)
(Supported Windows 11, 10)

What To Do At Work.

Before you can remote into your desktop computer at work you must prepare your work computer(s).
In the browser of your choice, go to the following link: https://bit.ly/QCPWRWIN. This will immediately send you to the Microsoft Support website on "How to adjust power and sleep settings in Windows".
Windows 11
Click on Open "Power & Sleep settings"
Settings
Pop up will appear asking if you want to "Open Settings?" Click the Open Settings Button
Open Settings
The System > Power menu window should open up, select Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts option

Menu
Make sure the following options are set to Never
- Make my device sleep after -> Never
- Make my device hibernate after -> Never
Never
In the browser of your choice, go to the following link: http://bit.ly/QCRMTWIN. This will immediately send you to the Microsoft Support Website on “How to use Remote Desktop”.
Remote Desktop
Click on the button labelled “Enable Remote Desktop”.
Remote Desktop
Pop up will appear asking if you want to "Open Settings?" Click the Open Settings Button
Open Settings
The Settings window will appear with the Remote Desktop settings page already opened. If the “Enable Remote Desktop” toggle is set to Off, click it to set it to On.
Remote Desktop
Windows will ask you to confirm if are sure that you would like to Enable Remote Desktop. Click the Confirm button.
Confirm
Take a note of the name of the PC. You’ll need it when you get home.
PC Name

You’re all done. Lock or Sign Out of your computer. DO NOT shut your computer down.

Prepared By ITS

Date: Mar 23, 2020

Version 1.1 - Added Power Setting instruction - RL

Version 1.2 - Update screenshots for Windows 11 & Font size - RL