Get started with Google Chrome remote desktop extension
1. If you have already installed the Google Chrome browser in your desktop, install the extension by visiting the above link otherwise install Google Chrome in your computer first.
2. Once you install the extension, sign-in with your Google account and “grant extended access permission to your computer” by pressing the “Continue” button.
3. Press the “Allow access” button at the very next page.
4. You will have two choices.
You can either share your computer with the partner from the other end or access the computer of your remote partner. To let your partner to get access to your computer i.e to turn your computer into a host computer hit the “Share This Computer” button and the app will be launched into a new browser tab. This will give a one time access code by which your partner(s) can connect with you.
Now, if you want your friend to take control of your computer, simply send the code via email or IM but make sure that you do not place the code publicly (like in Facebook or Twitter stream). This pass code is valid only for the current session. If the session is dead, you need to generate another new code for giving access of your computer to somebody.
Now, you partner can reach your computer by hitting the “access a shared computer”link and entering the access code. Once connected, he/she can see your desktop within a new browser tab.
Though this app works through the Chrome browser but everything of the host computer can be accessed from the remote computer. You can create or delete any file or folder, launch any application even you can remotely shut down the host computer.
P. S – If you shut down the host computer, you will be disconnected and you have to reconnect again.
It works same as the other remote desktop applications does. But the difference is that it is simple, easy to use and requires one time installation without having any hassle of settings.
As per Google, they are testing this beta version and depending on the feedback, they will release another application to control your own machine from another remote computer.
