Yesterday I blogged about remote controlling Mac OS X from Windows by installing VNC server on Mac OS X which is very troublesome due to the conflict with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) on port 5900.
Today I found a much easier way to access Mac OS X via Windows.


It is also being done using VNC Viewer but this time without installing anything on Mac OS X.
Just merely a single check and that enables you to remote control Mac OS X from Windows via VNC Viewer.
Here’s the simple step to remote control Mac OS X via Windows with VNC Viewer…
1. Go to System Preferences from your Mac OS X Dock.

2. Click on Sharing

3. Check on the Apple Remote Desktop to enable service. After that click on Access Privileges…

4. Make sure you check everything and finally the most important box to enable by checking is “VNC viewers may control screen with password:”

Once you’ve done all that, you do NOT need to install any third-party VNC server such as OSXvnc or cotvnc on your Apple Mac OS X.
You can now use any VNC Viewer from your Windows operating system to remote control your Apple Mac OS X.

Isn’t that cool 😉