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Just install RealVNC free edition and I can't connect when it's running as a service because there is no password set. When I run "VNC Server (User Mode)" I can connect fine. How can I set the password for the service?

Googling didn't turn up any answers. Running server on Windows 7 ultimate and client on Windows XP.

Oliver Salzburg
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When in service mode, you should have a task-bar icon:

  1. Right click over the task-bar icon;

  2. Select "Options...";

    Right Mouse Click Over VNC Icon Screen Shoot

  3. If UAC is active, select yes;

  4. From the window presented, access the first tab "Connections";

  5. Click on Configure...;

    Options Screen Shoot

  6. Set your VNC Server password, repeat the password and press ok;

    Set Password Screen Shoot

You're set, you should now be able to connect to your VNC Server with the password you've just set.

ENABLE / DISABLE Tray Icon

If you don't see the tray icon, you can activate it using the windows Registry editor:

  1. Click "Start";

  2. On the search box, type "regedit" and press enter;

  3. On the left column, navigate to:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RealVNC\vncserver

  4. On the right, you should now see a REG_DWORD Value named "DisableTrayIcon";

  5. Right click over it and select "Modify...";

  6. The value should be set to "1", replace it with "0" to show the tray icon;

  7. Press OK, as soon as you press it, the tray icon should appear.

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Zuul
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In RDP session, tray icon of Service-Mode VNC is hidden. So connect to your VNC Server using default VNC password and then change your authentication to your desired password.

But, What’s my (username and) password?

VNC Server password-protects remote access out-of-the-box so your computer is safe as soon as you power it on.

Each time you connect, you’ll be asked to enter the remote access credentials for that computer:

If you have a Home subscription, enter the password you specified when you installed VNC Server on that computer. If you have a Professional or Enterprise subscription (or took a trial), enter the username and password you normally use to log on to your user account on that computer.

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