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Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.

A remote desktop lets you control another computer over the internet as if you were sitting right in front of it. You can open files, run programs, and use it just like your own PC, even from hundreds ...