Easiest way of remote controlling a PC

[OM2]

Ideally... I want headless... I can't find many guides out there to make a headless PC (without monitor or mouse - I learned this today! - this is what headless means).

Ideally, I'd love to be able to control a PC without it needing to be connected to a keyboard or monitor.
Ideally, would love to be able to login AFTER turning on from fresh - remotely over the net - i.e. including inputting Windows username and password. Or at least put into hibernation to save being on constantly. I can't think how this might be possible.

If the hibernation is a problem, if I could at least have a system where someone turns on a PC - and thereafter I can just login remotely (including inputting Windows username and password) that would be amazing.

I hear people do it all the time - they remotely connect to their PC at home?
So, what I want must be possible?

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[johnbl]

headless servers are kind of a pain. Many people just use the Microsoft remote desktop client to connect to machines at home.

with good network connections you can use a cloud service to host a virtual machine that you can access as needed. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/

there are also ways to remote boot a operating system image from a server. IE the boot image downloads to your machine and starts up.

a true headless server may not have a video card, keyboard port, or usb ports. (for security and cost reasons ) ( I have used ones that only had a serial interface to configure + the network card)

for most people a pc is cheaper and easier to maintain and can be accessed by remote desktop or a hyperviser can be set up to create virtual machines that can be accessed via the network.

if you have 2 machines give remote desktop a try

 

[Wolfshadw]

Are the two systems on the same network (home network)? If so, the setting up Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is fairly simple. I used to do this just for the learning experience some years back.

-Wolf sends