How to Remotely Control Your Computer Using Any Device (access your desktop from anywhere)

Remotely control your computer with any laptop, tablet or phone using Google Chrome Remote Desktop.
I’m an architecture student. I recently started an internship, which is great. But before I started, they asked if I could bring in my laptop to work on.
This would be fine if I had a good laptop with all the software I need, and that can actually run all that software, but I don’t. That’s what my home desktop is for.
I have a really powerful desktop at home but my laptop, is, well, a piece of shit. I can take notes off of it and that’s about it.
I wanted to use my desktop, but without carrying it with me on the back of my bike to work each day.
As a solution, I’ve been remotely connecting to my desktop from the office using my shitty old laptop that can’t even handle opening a new document in photoshop.
How? Using google chrome’s remote desktop app.
The process is incredibly simple to set up and use. It’s free and is an absolute game changer.
The way it works is that you use your laptop, tablet or phone as a monitor to control your desktop at home. Your secondary device (laptop, tablet or phone) acts as a remote control that controls your desktop at home. It takes advantage of your desktop’s hardware without having to physically have a desktop with you.
There’s now no need to upgrade to a fancy, high-spec laptop. All you need is a second hand $150 laptop like the one I have that can remotely connect to your computer at home. I do this for work, my internships and when at campus for university.
There’s no more working across different drives on different computers, getting home and having to copy all my new files over. There’s no need for cloud storage. I just remotely connect to my computer at home and work from those drives.
How about lag?
The connection is based off your Wi-Fi connection. If you have a slow or broken internet connection, you will experience some delay in your remote connection to your desktop. However, if you have both your desktop and laptop connected to a stable Wi-Fi, you won’t experience any lag whatsoever.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to remotely control your computer with any device for free using Google Chrome Remote Desktop.

[@plattwinetrout]

Thanks! I'm 54 years old and I love technology! What's better is young smart people like you show me how to maximize it! You saved me at least 1400 bucks. I was getting ready to buy a new laptop! Thanks again!

[@kylesinko]

That's awesome! Thanks a lot for the nice comment. All the best Platt

[@bruncenator]

this is the kind of tutorial we need on youtube, not those kids that last 20 minutes to just make the tutorial in 20 seconds

[@kylesinko]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks mate

[@acousticsage]

Dude this is so cool. I was trying to figure out a way to use my golf simulator in the garage without having to get a laptop or something else and this is SOOOO clutch. Thank you so much.

[@kylesinko]

Haha that's awesome! Glad you found it useful. Cheers mate

[@AlphaRomeoVideos]

As someone in the navy who has been 2,000 miles from home for the last 5 months, I wish I found out about this sooner!

[@ecaterinaignatov2026]

This is an idea I randomly had and you made me realize how powerful it can be, thank you.

[@kylesinko]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@OliverDesigns]

Brilliant! I am getting my new Desktop today for architecture and am so pleased I found this video!

[@kylesinko]

Awesome! Thanks heaps

[@halimahaq4481]

This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing these amazing tips, I actually may find this extremely useful in the future!

[@kylesinko]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@ahoh3214]

once in a while you'll find actual gold content on youtube and this is 100% one of them

[@speedasian]

Super helpful! Doing rather lengthy 3D renders and it’d be nice to check on them from work to make sure there’s no errors and my 20 hour render doesn’t turn into a 40 hour render.

[@kylesinko]

Great use for it! All the best

[@Strutz3E]

3 guarantees in life: Death, Taxes and insane render times

[@sprankthetank]

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[@Strutz3E]

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[@lovedots9326]

Dude u have no idea how much u helped me with this i help out a friend of mine with recording his streams and since i changed jobs that was gonna be hard for me to do but now all i gotta do is open my phone start the recording then end when i need to and i can do it with my phone i appreciate u alot saved me some troubles

[@amyswaagg]

thank youuuuu x10000!!!! I work in an architecture firm and sometimes I work while I’m at school an needed a connection to my work computer, this easily solved my problem ☺️

[@kylesinko]

You're so welcome! I know that struggle!

[@fredito60]

Thank you I was really torn between buying a whole new super expensive laptop when I have a built pc at home. Found this video right on time too. Thank you

[@kylesinko]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Will

[@fredito60]

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[@kylesinko]

@@fredito60 You're the best

[@Spikzzz]

Can you get banned on games like Minecraft, rocket League, and fortnite if you do this?

[@Reverae]

@@Spikzzz Why would you even play those competitive games? The ping and input lag would be immense, it wouldn't be enjoyable

[@arty1168]

You have enabled me to increase my production, ten fold. Thank you .

[@kylesinko]

Awesome! Glad to hear

[@definite_d]

I actually randomly thought of this; having a main, hefty setup at home while using a regular laptop like a "portal" to that. Glad to see it actually works.

[@bradleycollett1096]

First click on searching this topic was your video. I was looking for options but I didn't realize Google had an app. From what I'm reading you can also use a Chromebook. Thanks for posting this!

[@kylesinko]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching

[@jdub8305]

What about a phone?

[@KrazyKrew]

"This laptop is shit" *Turns on laptop and it cometley glitches out 😂

[@MasterJim2020]

This is super OP. I just downloaded this on both of my computers after watching this, and I’m already loving it. Thanks for sharing the review. 😁😆

[@kylesinko]

So glad to hear you like it! Cheers and enjoy

[@MasterJim2020]

@@kylesinko Cheers, man. PS Hello from America.

[@vinceclifton8987]

This is also handy for live concert mixing, I can have my laptop in the crowd and listen to what the crowd hears, while my desktop with all it's ADAT racks and Cubase with all my low-latency pluggins is mixing the band - no long fiber optic cables, no 100 foot XLR runs. Just a laptop in the crowd.

[@kylesinko]

Perfect!

[@prashantpal1228]

The video is so relatable and helpful...i could totally feel you with that laptop but million thanks for the advice!!

[@kylesinko]

You're so welcome! Thanks for the feedback

[@sachapepermans738]

Would it not be a security concern? For example I have an always on desktop for home automation and media server. Would this not leave it vulnerable seeing it's over internet? Or would this also work over local network?

[@OliverHenaineOficial]

The Peter Mackinon of technology. LIFE SAVER!!! Subscribed.

[@kylesinko]

What an honour! Thanks a lot Oliver. Cheers :D

[@1hitkill973]

I'm gonna try this amazing sh*t now. You are so amazing, bruh. I've been struggling to find one like this because my other device doesn't have a MiraCast support. I just subbed!

[@1hitkill973]

I can feel an unlimited surge of power because this works! No crazy complicated setups. Thanks, bruh. Keep rocking!

[@kylesinko]

Haha that's awesome man! Glad you enjoyed the vid. Cheers keep on being awesome

[@archcast5550]

DUDE! You just saved me from going overbudget on laptop! subscribing!

[@kylesinko]

Awesome to hear, thanks man!

[@moezmedia98]

i am fairly impressed, a good use case may be to run intensive tasks that require a lot of proccessing power on the remote desktop while running the lighter office tasks on the latop and having a secondary external portable monitor

[@myfreerun868]

I forgot this existed. Thanks for the reminder, great tutorial. One tip: maybe make the pc/desktop wake-on-lan. So it doesn't have to be on all day.

[@kylesinko]

That's a great idea. Cheers

[@518mussa8]

this is an absolute game changer

[@Buckent]

Holy I may not be using this to increase productivity but this is incredible.

[@XenzoKage]

Amazing video, quick question can you setup the connection if both computers are using different internet connections?

[@goosecubes]

This was really awesome. I love my current computer setup but it's in the living room. I want to setup tv's in other parts of the house but I don't want to get more computers to power and control them. Example; laying in bed watching tv or casually surfing the net, I can use my phone to toggle through netflix or hulu, etc, with out reaching for a keyboard and mouse.

[@yoopie5851]

i just got a new laptop and this is a lifesaver thank you 🙏

[@kylesinko]

Really glad to hear, thanks!

[@Jonearley77]

Gonna try this so I can watch all my spectrum channels when I’m traveling for work! Since I’m not on my home network it limits the channels I watch so I’m hoping this is a work around that! I will update this when I get home and try 🙌🏻

[@kylesinko]

Smart! Have fun :)

[@bandcspapa5732]

Thank you so much man. You are a lifesaver. Keep up the great work!

[@kylesinko]

You are most welcome! All the best

[@Spikzzz]

Can you get banned on games like Minecraft, rocket League, and fortnite if you do this?

[@bandcspapa5732]

@@Spikzzz I don’t see why you would. If anything it is a disadvantage because of higher ping.

[@TonyTorzido]

Nice. Took me weeks of searching to find this. I have a beefy PC and home but a crappy surface laptop.

[@kylesinko]

Glad I was able to help. Best wishes :)

[@Aurleis]

Awesome, thanks man! I built my own rig with components housed in a Corsair 1000D tower and a slightly older RTX 3090 GPU, and full SSD or NVME (none of those garbage HDD that should be relegated to the 1980s). My laptop isn't "bad" and handles gaming well (obviously not anywhere close to my desktop)! Great to know that I can use my laptop for high-end gaming without lag (I put together my home network so am real good with WiFi)

[@Buddy22326]

This is awesome, thank you. I needed to control a till system at my work its windows. Since it is a small screen I can do this at home now, super easy. Team viewer is normally the way to go but is great.

[@kylesinko]

So glad to hear Josh. Sounds like a unique use you have for it. Cheers

[@CruisePlannersFlorida]

Bro thank you soooo much,,, love how simple and awesome this is!

[@kylesinko]

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it. Thanks for watching :)

[@ryana.c1379]

woah technically i can play games on a chromebook in a hotel far from home? okay actually that's really really cool

[@lopez0754]

Absolutely great stuff, I'm very greatful for this tip.. BLESSING TO YOU.

[@kylesinko]

You are so welcome. Thanks for watching

[@user-id4jb6dl9t]

Hi Kyle, do you know what the performance/ latency will be between different countries like between South Africa and Australia or USA? Thanks for the interesting video.

[@halfeatensandwich4482]

scammer in the works 😂😂😂😂

[@zainjr4471]

dude this is going to help a lot thank you for sharing ❤

[@kylesinko]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching

[@HOKING-ef8dj]

Dude, AWESOME video. Thank you !

[@kylesinko]

Thank you so much, cheers

[@iscosg]

I'm starting my second year with all virtual classes, in the end of last year I bought my desktop, before I was using a 14 years old dell, core duo, 2gb of RAM and no graphics... you can imagine the struggle... in a hope of some day getting back to uni in person this tip will completely save my life, although I may as well try it with my phone that is much more powerful than that old laptop in my drawer

[@kylesinko]

I know the struggle dude! Glad you got something useful out the video

[@tango_gru]

Thanks man ..... really helpful for people on the move.

[@kylesinko]

Glad you find it useful, cheers

[@fksaadaari]

Thanks man, you've got a subscriber.

[@kylesinko]

Thanks a lot! Cheers

[@vivosadvertisingagency6107]

hello typing this comment from my laptop using my PC thanks really works great

[@kylesinko]

Great to hear! Thanks

[@davidshowers7508]

Great vid.. Funny as hell how the lap top flickers.. But very helpful.

[@kylesinko]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@ModernAdventurer]

Me casually watching a recording of your remoted desktop from my remoted desktop. Remoteceptional

[@kylesinko]

Epic.

[@shanybiran468]

Thanks for this! Question: is there a way to stop sound from coming through? I play music and movies for a family member with dementia when I'm remote but the sound plays on my computer. I know a workaround is to use web based RD and just mute the tab, but I'd rather use the program (without having to shut it down once I get a movie started). Any thoughts?

[@kylesinko]

Hmm that’s a tough one. I had a similar issue where I wanted to mute an app when another app was running. I can’t remember what i did exactly but it was a big work around

[@rofiahmed6771]

Love you brother. Its really work. Lots of love ❤❤❤

[@kylesinko]

Glad you like it, cheers :)

[@Reavertje]

Mate this is too easy, thanks for that.

[@kylesinko]

Glad to hear you like it, cheers

[@expatrocious]

WOAH THIS IS AMAZING!! What is if you want to plug in a usb? Would it work if you plug it into the laptop? Or would you have to go home and plug it into the pc directly?

[@kylesinko]

You would have to plug it into the device you want the files on, you can't copy between them. I would often just use Google drive though as the middle man. Plug the USB into the laptop, drop it into Drive and then open it on my PC through my laptop.

[@dredom9318]

Do the two computers have to be on the same network or can be on completely different internet connections?

[@kylesinko]

Can be on completely different connections

[@AW-Services]

Great video with an honest and transparent appeal

[@kylesinko]

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@AW-Services]

@@kylesinko No thank you. Sharing a very useful piece of information which has helped me massively with a project. I admire your presentation and honest nature

[@kylesinko]

@@AW-Services Oh I'm so glad! Well I really appreciate the feedback. Cheers!

[@Andwack]

I'm moving to Japan next week, my laptop is actually better than my desktop, but it's nice to be able to access my files on the many drives in my pc while i'm away! :)

[@joshuamulongo3109]

This is pure gold

[@kylesinko]

Thanks mate!

[@MuhammadKhalid-jw1gd]

Can we transfer the files between the laptop and the computer through using remote desktop?

[@kylesinko]

This is a feature with Remote Desktop. I've never used it but noticed it in the options. I think it works through a google drive account (with the same google login you're using)

[@noskillnochill]

Thank you so much, this works so much better than windows remote desktop! i was doing on thin client machines, but doesnt really seem to be an good options. thinking of buying a cheap refurb laptop to remote into my pc. cheers!

[@kylesinko]

Brilliant, all the best!

[@TROYOSTRANDER]

thank you! Any advice on how to get middle mouse button to work ?

[@kylesinko]

You're welcome! The middle mouse button works for me, it might be a setting on one of the devices, or the type of mouse. I'm not sure sorry!

[@mayoman3781]

Thanks! I'll use this to conect to my home pc to help out my parents when im away for college

[@kylesinko]

Brilliant!

[@parminderjitsinghkhalsa9785]

Very informative, Thanks!!

[@kylesinko]

Glad to hear, cheers!

[@DeanWhiteUrbanPrintzSunderland]

You have just saved my life. Thank you

[@kylesinko]

Haha so glad to hear, thanks!

[@staargaming2024]

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG I NEEDED THIS

[@kylesinko]

Glad you find it useful! Cheers

[@talhakhalid7739]

Really cool!! Thanks a Ton ! And what if we want to wake up the laptop from sleep too...x) then do the rest of work remotely

[@kylesinko]

You'll need to look into Wake on LAN or buying a physical device such as a Switch Bot

[@duaneyoutbe]

HEADS UP PEOPLE!!!! Here is the question for the content creator of this channel; Can the controller of the computer listen using the target pc’s microphone in on the controlled pc from another location?

[@yamazaky96]

Very helpful I wasted an hour trying to connect win 10 desktop to win 11 laptop

[@kylesinko]

Glad to hear this helped. Cheers

[@TheMachine18]

This is dummy proof tutorial for sure. Anyone with basic knowledge can understand. Definitely saved me from hassle of paying for such services to access my computer remotely

[@Zpinoza2780]

Great and very simple way. Gonna try it stratight away! Been looking around and struggling with other methods wich wasn't that simple and haven't worked that well yet.So thank you!❤

[@kylesinko]

Great to hear! Did it work for you?

[@cheamundmd6508]

@@kylesinko @Spinoza But I doesn’t have sound on the 2nd device… is there a possible workaround? Thanks

[@joshuarutherford466]

Thank you so much this is so helpful !

[@kylesinko]

You're so welcome!

[@lisag8930]

ahhhhh this is amazing, I was looking into buying a new laptop because mine is so shitty and old. Life saver!

[@kylesinko]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

[@MrSosaGRAMS]

Thanks!! simple instructions you explained that perfectly! Just setup Chrome remote on my 14pro ios

[@kylesinko]

Awesome Sammy! Cheers

[@boogie-woogie6596]

I used this to play games on steam from my phone thanks for the useful hack bro I’m thinking of playing Skyrim or fallout of my phone too

[@kylesinko]

That's awesome! I wish I knew about this back in high school when I played video games.

[@devendravyas776]

But how do u play with ur phone on touchscreen for games meant to be played on desktop with keyboards and mouse? Do u use connect keyboard and mouse to ur phone while playing?

[@MrAbeebaby]

Thanks for the video Kyle. Maybe pick up a used laptop some where to end your frustration. Also try speeding it up a bit so the video isn't so long.

[@kylesinko]

Thanks Albert

[@tekimchhay6802]

First successful archi fan right here

[@kylesinko]

Thanks brother!

[@xdogmatik3736]

I was wondering if there is a way to use this app or any other with sleep mode active? So any time I want to connect to my pc it will awake and start streaming

[@kylesinko]

There are ways to do it as mentioned in other comments, but I have not set this up myself sorry

[@triggvfx5784]

thanks its working cuz im currently watching through my phone onto my computer

[@kylesinko]

Awesome! Glad to hear

[@7figaearners201]

Thank you for your help on this. This was very easy for me to set it up.

[@kylesinko]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching

[@francisxavier35]

Thanks for this - I need to use video conference function on MS Teams or Zoom - how can I ensure I use the camera on my laptop to control my other laptop at home?

[@youindplan9051]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@kylesinko]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

[@Shinoopi]

Thank you soo much man, it was really really helpful!!!!

[@v1cVijay]

can I connect to my windows 10 laptop from chromebook using local network (and not over the internet). Both chrobook/windows machine will be on the same local router/network

[@kylesinko]

I'm not exactly sure sorry, it might require some looking into and googling.

[@abdessamad.kadri.18]

Thank you so much that was super helpful

[@kylesinko]

Glad it helped! Thanks

[@ashok_elumalai]

I am so surprised for this features....thanks buddy

[@kylesinko]

Glad you found it useful! Thanks Ashok

[@bigt358]

Hey do both devices need to be close together for this to pair up initially

[@kylesinko]

No they don't. The pairing connection is over Wifi

[@xopexindustries]

I understand you can’t let the computer sleep but can you set it up so that it’s locked and will this app allow you to sign in?

[@kylesinko]

Not that I've experienced sorry. There are ways to wake it up with Wake on LAN or a remote button pusher etc, but I have not set any of them up

[@smilecat9964]

Will this work with streaming games to friends and letting them play the game remotely on YOUR device?

[@kylesinko]

Hi I believe that would work. As long as you're not trying to use the device at the same time?

[@photon2724]

this might be the tipping point where i finally build my new gaming PC. I need power and portability but hate spending soo much on a laptop for ultimately a worse power-to-price ratio.

[@uglyoldblindbloke8298]

EXCELLENT!!! Thanks very much. :)

[@kylesinko]

You're welcome! Thanks a lot

[@kendallcortez941]

And the computer you are removing j to cannot be in use correct? So if someone needed to use it you would have wait till they were done to resume your remoting in and work?

[@kylesinko]

Well sort of. You are using the device. Think of it like you're sitting at that computer using it, but you are using it from afar.

[@masterchief2213]

Do you need an internet connection for this? If not, will SIM card work?

[@kylesinko]

You will need an internet connection on both devices unfortunately.

[@TheMadatedracu]

I wonder what happens in case of a power cut. It happens to me pretty often with a desktop that I work remote on and it can get annoying. Is there any way you can turn it on from distance without asking someone to physically push the power button? Thanks!

[@kylesinko]

Good question! There are ways to do it but not directly with the software. I will have to create another video on that. Best wishes

[@atomicrc5189]

Yea its called a remote button pusher

[@wally1957]

I simply wanted to turn on my PC by remote control at home as I did not want to get up out of my chair with my yellow lab sitting on my lap. I also did not want to use a phone or app to turn it on and off so here is how I did it. I added a remote control to my Minisforum mini pc by adding a "remote control power strip". Set the Bios (hit delete button during boot up), change the setting to enable pc to start after power outage. Then simply turn the pc off normally but after pc shuts down power off the power strip. When you turn power strip back on PC boots up automatically. Simple, cheap and effective! Hope this helps everyone.

[@TerryThayer]

Good idea my concern is if someone stole the computer and turned it on there's no password to get in?

[@paperchaserttv8754]

Does this turn on the desktop? or do you have to leave the desktop on when u leave for work?

[@kylesinko]

I have to turn the desktop on before I go to work. There are methods of starting your computer remotely though, search for "Wake on Lan" (can also be done through teamviewer) or "Switchbot" (literally a robot that presses the on button remotely)

[@MilesandMoneyMatters]

Hi Kyle, Thank you. Is there a way I can print a document locally while I am remotely connected to my desktop? I am home and need to print a document saved on my desktop at the office. I can save it on my google drive and then access it from there and print but I am trying to see if there is a way to print to a local printer. Thanks, JA Law

[@kylesinko]

Hi JA Law, as long as both the remote computer and printer are on and connected, I don't see why this shouldn't work. Cheers

[@MilesandMoneyMatters]

@@kylesinko Hi Kyle, for some reason I cannot. It is printed in my office instead of the local computer I am using. Do I have to use remote google printing? Thanks

[@anneluc1686]

Do I need to install desktop chrome remote on laptop too?

[@harsha5522]

While accessing my desktop from laptop is it mandatory for my desktop monitor to be on? Or can i turn monitor off using the power button and continue using my laptop monitor? Kindly confirm

[@kylesinko]

You can turn off the monitor

[@dalemacdonald201]

Great stuff. I wish it was possible to remotely wake my main PC from the laptop connection, though.

[@kylesinko]

So do I! It would be so handy. There are other ways to do it however - see "Wake on LAN" or "SwitchBot"

[@koregmusic]

This is amazing love it

[@kylesinko]

Glad you like it :)

[@FUTPanther]

If I connect from work PC to my home PC, and upload a video, will it use the home wifi speeds or the work place speeds?

[@kylesinko]

It will use home WiFi

[@Drama_-_MAN722]

Thank you a lot for telling me this now I can use my gaming computer at school lol

[@kylesinko]

Haha that’s awesome! Glad you liked the video

[@TJCREATIVETECH]

Thank you for sharing!

[@kylesinko]

You’re welcome!