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You have two computers named Computer1 and Computer2 that run Windows 10. Computer2 has Remote Desktop enabled. From Computer1, you connect to Computer2 by using Remote Desktop Connection. You need to

The correct answer is D. From Computer1, configure the Remote Desktop Connection settings.. To access local drives from the connecting computer within a Remote Desktop session, you must configure the Remote Desktop Connection client settings on the initiating computer before connecting.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Apr 18, 2026Manage and maintain devices

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You have two computers named Computer1 and Computer2 that run Windows 10. Computer2 has Remote Desktop enabled. From Computer1, you connect to Computer2 by using Remote Desktop Connection. You need to ensure that you can access the local drives on Computer1 from within the Remote Desktop session. What should you do?

Options

  • AFrom Computer2, configure the Remote Desktop settings.
  • BFrom Windows Defender Firewall on Computer1, allow Remote Desktop.
  • CFrom Windows Defender Firewall on Computer2, allow File and Printer Sharing.
  • DFrom Computer1, configure the Remote Desktop Connection settings.

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Why each option

To access local drives from the connecting computer within a Remote Desktop session, you must configure the Remote Desktop Connection client settings on the initiating computer before connecting.

AFrom Computer2, configure the Remote Desktop settings.

Configuring Remote Desktop settings on Computer2 (the host) primarily controls server-side behaviors like user permissions or port, not which local client resources are redirected.

BFrom Windows Defender Firewall on Computer1, allow Remote Desktop.

Allowing Remote Desktop through the firewall on Computer1 is irrelevant for accessing its local drives from within a session on Computer2; it would only allow other computers to connect to Computer1 via RDP.

CFrom Windows Defender Firewall on Computer2, allow File and Printer Sharing.

Allowing File and Printer Sharing on Computer2's firewall enables network shares from Computer2, but it does not enable the redirection of local drives from Computer1 to Computer2 during an RDP session.

DFrom Computer1, configure the Remote Desktop Connection settings.Correct

The Remote Desktop Connection client on Computer1 includes settings under the "Local Resources" tab that allow you to redirect local drives, printers, and other devices to the remote session. By selecting the desired local drives in these settings, they will appear as available drives within the RDP session on Computer2.

Concept tested: Remote Desktop client local resource redirection

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-allow-rdp

Topics

#Remote Desktop drive redirection#RDP client configuration#Local resource access

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