Knowledgebase
FAQs and how-to articles
Sales and licensing
- Tax queries (EU VAT and US sales tax)
- Changing VNC Connect subscription owner
- Why does VNC Server 5.x say my license has expired?
- Which subscription is right for me?
- Service Cancellation / Reactivation
- How do I add device access to my subscription?
Accounts and teams
- Team Management APIs - managing API Access Keys
- Support for VNC Connect Home subscriptions
- Managing VNC Connect roles and groups with Azure AD SSO
- Signing in to VNC Connect with Azure AD SSO
- Switching accounts in VNC Viewer
- Why has my account been suspended or disabled?
Security and privacy
- Security Researcher Acknowledgements
- VNC Connect Viewer hang (CVE-2021-41380)
- How do I use Duo to enable 2FA for connections to VNC Server?
- Centralising VNC Server logs and reporting events with Elastic Stack
- How do I use a YubiKey to connect to a VNC Server using Certificate authentication?
- How do I set up 2-step authentication for my RealVNC account?
Deployment and getting started
- How do I get started with VNC Connect on Windows and Mac?
- How do I get started with VNC Connect on Linux?
- What are VNC Connect, VNC Server and VNC Viewer? Which app do I install where and where can I download them?
- Using the RealVNC Help Center
- What can and can't I do?
- Is remote access safe?
Connectivity and remote control
- VNC Server for Mobile - FAQs
- Can I launch VNC Viewer from a link on a web page or program using URIs?
- VNC Server for Mobile - Known Issues
- How do I use Screen Recording in VNC Connect?
- How do I use VNC Viewer on a Chromebook?
- Organizing VNC Viewer connections
Configuration
- Which languages are supported in VNC Connect?
- Creating a pre-configured Azure AD SSO VNC Viewer for Windows installer
- How do I use Azure AD users and groups with VNC Server's System Authentication?
- How do I use Microsoft Intune to configure VNC Connect?
- Can VNC Connect replace Microsoft's Remote Desktop to allow multiple users to have their own session on a single Windows computer?
- Creating a customised MSI installer for VNC Server
Instant Support
- What Instant Support session events are logged for review purposes?
- How do I see a complete Instant Support session history?
- How should a technician log out or lock a remote computer?
- How should a technician reboot a remote computer?
- How does a technician start a session?
- How do I name a technician?
Virtual Mode (Linux)
- How do I make virtual desktop sessions persistent when using the Virtual Mode daemon?
- Beginner's guide to Virtual Mode
- What is a virtual desktop / Virtual Mode?
- How do I adjust the screen resolution of a virtual desktop under Linux?
- How do I use VNC Server in Virtual Mode on Linux in conjunction with the system Xorg server?
- Why does VNC Server in Virtual Mode on Linux appear to hang, show a gray screen or not start at all?
Troubleshooting
- Issues accessing the toolbar in VNC Viewer for Android on devices running Android 13
- Popup for "VNC Viewer would like to paste from..." appearing on iOS/iPadOS 16
- Bluetooth/physical keyboard not working in VNC Viewer for iOS with iOS/iPadOS 16
- Known issue when launching VNC Server in Windows 10/11
- CREATOR OWNER permissions are not applied correctly in VNC Server 6.9.0 and 6.9.1 on Windows
- Disabling direct capture on Raspberry Pi using the command line