MacOS

How to enable screen sharing on MacOS

1. Open System Preferences
2. Click on Security & Privacy
3. Click on Privacy
4. Click on Screen Recording
5. Add the app to the list

Terminal solution

// Enable Screen Sharing via kickstart
"/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate",
"/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers",
"/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -access -on",

// Enable via system preferences
"defaults write /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing -dict Disabled -bool false",
"defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing dontWarnOnDirectConnect -bool true",

// Start the service
"launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist || true"`

How to enable screen sharing on MacOS via terminal

defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing allowScreenRecording -bool true

How to enable remote management for all users on MacOS via terminal ?

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart \
 -activate -configure -access -on \
 -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers \
 -configure -restart -agent -privs -all

Note: This command will work, but the user can't connect to the screen sharing service unless we manually toggle the screen sharing service in the system preferences.

How to disable remote management for all users on MacOS via terminal ?

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off

How to enable remote management for current users on MacOS via terminal ?

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart \
-activate -configure -access -on \
-clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes \
-clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw mypasswd \
-restart -agent -privs -all

How to disable remote management for current users on MacOS via terminal ?

sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off

Reference:

• https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/30238/how-to-enable-os-x-screen-sharing-vnc-through-ssh
• http://ss64.com/osx/kickstart.html

Windows enable remote desktop

:: Enable remote access.
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: allow through firewall.
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=\"remote desktop\" new enable=Yes

Start-Process -FilePath 'cmd.exe' -ArgumentList '/c reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f' -Verb RunAs
Start-Process -FilePath 'cmd.exe' -ArgumentList '/c netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote desktop" new enable=Yes' -Verb RunAs