Installing Remote Desktop Manager can be streamlined using Chocolatey, a package manager for Windows. Begin by installing Chocolatey; if you already have Chocolatey installed, you can proceed directly to the Remote Desktop Manager installation steps.
Install Chocolatey
Prerequisites
To install Chocolatey, ensure your system meets the following requirements:
- Operating system: Windows 7 or later / Windows Server 2003 or later
- PowerShell: Version 2 or later
- .NET Framework: Version 4 or later
The installation process will automatically attempt to install .NET 4.0 if it is not already present on your system.
Installation steps
- Open PowerShell as an administrator. To do so, you can press Windows+X and select Terminal (Admin).
- Copy and paste the following installation command into the PowerShell window and press Enter:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
- After the command completes, verify the installation by running the
choco
command. If Chocolatey is installed correctly, you should see the Chocolatey version.
Install Remote Desktop Manager with Chocolatey
- Open PowerShell as an administrator. To do so, you can press Windows+X and select Terminal (Admin).
- Copy and paste the following installation command into the PowerShell window and press Enter:
choco install rdm -y
. The-y
flag automatically approves all prompts, facilitating an unattended installation.
Once the installation completes, Remote Desktop Manager will be ready to use on your system.