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In Windows 10 Home, why is there a 'Remote Desktop Connnection' link in: Start Menu > Windows Accessories, when I've read that Windows 10 Home doesn't support Remote Desktop Connection?

It is on a newly installed system, not an addition.

What purpose does the included settings box serve?

Thanks.

Eric
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The included settings box is for connecting to other systems.

Windows "Home" edition doesn't support acting as a Remote Desktop server, i.e. it cannot accept inbound RDP connections – but that has nothing to do with it making outbound connections to other machines.

(As is often the case, the components involved in a client and in a server are separate. Accepting logins via RDP requires deep integration with the system, while the client is a completely normal app that only needs to use network and draw stuff on screen.)

grawity
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