{"id":23213,"date":"2020-12-09T10:09:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T02:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=23213"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:52:09","slug":"how-to-change-the-listening-port-for-remote-desktop","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-change-the-listening-port-for-remote-desktop","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23213\" class=\"elementor elementor-23213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68f7ffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68f7ffb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38cf01d\" data-id=\"38cf01d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0ce75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d0ce75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">HOW TO: Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8835ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8835ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RDP-Changer.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571b01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"571b01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you connect to a computer (a Windows client or Windows Server) through the Remote Desktop client, the Remote Desktop feature on your computer &#8220;hears&#8221; the connection request. Your computer hears IT through a defined listening port (<strong>3389<\/strong> by default). Moreover, you can change that listening port on Windows computers by modifying the registry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1543b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1543b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To change the port that\u00a0<strong>Remote Desktop<\/strong>\u00a0listens on, follow the below steps \u2013<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c9685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c9685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the steps you can take to <strong>modify your registry<\/strong>. Make sure you properly modify the registry, as anything goes wrong, it may cause problems. Backup the registry before changing it for safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c251a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c251a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>1<\/strong> of 6<\/p><p>Start the <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8f433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8f433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>2<\/strong> of 6<\/p><p>Locate and click the following registry sub-key \u2013<\/p><p><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\TerminalServer\\WinStations\\RDP-Tcp\\PortNumber<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03dc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c03dc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <b>3 <\/b>of 6<\/p><p>Go to the\u00a0<strong>Edit<\/strong>\u00a0menu, click\u00a0<strong>Modify,<\/strong>\u00a0and then click\u00a0<strong>Decimal<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374cde1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374cde1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <b>4 <\/b>of 6<\/p><p>Enter the new port number and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f4e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43f4e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>5<\/strong> of 6<\/p><p>Exit the\u00a0<strong>Registry<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c67263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c67263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>6<\/strong> of 6<\/p><p><strong>Restart<\/strong>\u00a0your machine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d417b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d417b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p><p>It is important\u00a0to type the new port number when you try to connect to this computer with the Remote Desktop Connection. Before connecting this device you will need to set your firewall to allow the fresh port number with the Remote Desktop connection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f8de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8f8de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested in learning more about Security? We have more guide articles for you in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-change-the-listening-port-for-remote-desktop\">Knowledge Base<\/a> where you can visit.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO: Change the Listening Port for Remote Desktop When you connect to a computer (a Windows client or Windows Server) through the Remote Desktop client, the Remote Desktop feature on your computer &#8220;hears&#8221; the connection request. Your computer hears IT through a defined listening port (3389 by default). 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