# Free PC remote control software (but not Teamviewer)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314 "2017-04-12T14:24:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314/1 "2017-04-12T14:24:10Z")

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I want to be able to control my home PC from my work PC. Since my work PC is on a corporate domain, that is against the free use license of TeamViewer. Several times Teamviewer has made my license stop working, possible because of this, so I want to use something else.

Anybody have any recommendations? A coworker recommended Ammyy Admin, but when I go to the site Chrome warns me it’s a “Deceptive site ahead”…

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-remote-control-software-but-not-teamviewer/784314/2 "2017-04-12T16:06:46Z")

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I have had good results with both [UltraVNC](https://sourceforge.net/projects/ultravnc/) and [DameWare](http://www.dameware.com/features/desktop-remote-control)

DameWare doesn’t really qualify for you as it’s rather pricey ($365), but it is an excellent product.

VNC, on the other hand, has long been the go to solution for free remote access.