{"id":1067,"date":"2022-05-22T05:51:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T05:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tryrdp.com\/blog\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2026-05-24T06:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:27:29","slug":"change-rdp-port-in-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tryrdp.com\/blog\/change-rdp-port-in-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change RDP Port in Windows Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Remote Desktop feature on your computer “hears” remote connections by default through port 3389 when you connect to a remote computer through the Remote Desktop connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can modify the registry on a Windows computer to change that listening port if you want. However, it is recommended not to use port 1-1023 as known ports when choosing a non-standard RDP port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no service or application that uses port 49152-65535, which is a dynamic or private port. So, our goal in this article is to change the remote desktop port used by RDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Remote Desktop Protocol is a way to control multiple computers from one computer (Remote Control). By default, the Remote Desktop Protocol uses port 3389, which can be a problem if you want to access the server remotely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, when the remote computer is behind a firewall that restricts connections to standard ports, this extension is useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While if users are behind a firewall or router’s NAT, they cannot configure port forwarding for Remote Desktop. That’s why in this post we will look at how you can change the RDP port<\/strong> that the Windows server uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read:<\/strong> How to Open Ports on Windows Server?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change the RDP port in the Windows server<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this guide we will make you learn to change a Remote Desktop service’s RDP port<\/strong> to 33091 and to do so, you have to follow the steps that we have mentioned below:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n