Or just use Windows search to find the msra.exe file and double-click its name in the search results.Īlternatively, you can take the long ride: go to Windows Help and Support, find and click the Ask button, and then click Windows Remote Assistance. Then, to launch the application, hit Win+R, type msra.exe, and press Enter.

Note that you need to have administrator permissions to make changes in the System Properties but not to use MS Remote Assistance (Windows 7 supports the Win+Pause (Break) shortcut, so don’t hesitate to use it).Ģ. In order to do that, go to the Remote pane of the System Properties and tick the ‘Allow Remote Assistance…’ checkbox. First, you need to make sure that both you and your helper’s computers allow remote connections. The way Win 7 Remote Assistance works isn’t that different compared to same-named apps in all other Windows versions from XP and onwards.ġ. But we’ll get back to this later once we figure out how to use Remote Assistance in Windows 7. The dark side is full of sly hackers and destructive worms scouring the web for a poorly protected RDP connection. On the bright side, it’s much faster and easier than passing instructions over the phone or some messenger and having a non-techie person trying to keep up with all those IT shamanism.īut don’t get filled with enthusiasm before I’d introduced you to the dark side too. Also, we’ll find out what files to mail out in Windows 7 to request remote assistance.īuckle up, and here we go! Microsoft Remote Assistance in Windows 7: some tricks and quirksĪs its name suggests, Win7 Remote Assistance is all about accessing PCs over the network to try and fix technical issues users may be facing.

So now we can dig a lot deeper into the specifics of Remote Assistance in Windows 7, like what checkboxes in which pane must be ticked to allow remote connection and why administrator permissions are so necessary. In the previous HelpWire blog about the Windows Remote Assistance app, we’ve already covered some important aspects of using standard Windows utilities in your remote assistance sessions and the safety (or rather lack of it) of RDP connections.

And they may face all sorts of scenarios when they need remote helpers service. Hello and welcome, my fellow tele-toilers and anyone just scrolling by!Īpparently, a good deal of people is still, to this day, active Windows 7 users.

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