Installing TightVNC Viewer on Windows

Overview

This tutorial demonstrates the installation of TightVNC Viewer, a VNC client, on Windows 10.

Audience

This tutorial is geared toward:

  • Windows 10 users comfortable installing software
  • Users wishing to establish a VNC connection to a remote server

Tutorial

  1. Download and run the latest version of the TighTVNC installer (a .msi file).  If you are uncertain, you probably want the 64-bit version.
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  2. Click Next
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  3. Accept the agreement and click Next.
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  4. Click Custom.
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  5. Click TightVNC Server and select Entire feature will be unavailable.
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  6. Click Next.
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  7. Click Next.
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  8. Click Install.
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  9. Click Finish.
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You will now find TightVNC Viewer in your Start menu and can use it to establish a VNC connection to a remote server.