Questions tagged [teamviewer]
TeamViewer is a commercial software offering (free for non-commercial use) for remote control and remote assistance.
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What does the "Grant easy access" feature in TeamViewer do?
What does the "Grant easy access" feature in TeamViewer do? I can't find the documentation for it anywhere.
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TeamViewer without showing the screen?
I'm wondering if it's possible to connect to a computer through TeamViewer without having the screen show what you're doing.
For example if it's a computer at home or at work which is standing where ...
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How exactly does a remote program like Team Viewer work?
If you make use of Windows RDP or Remmina, you normally use the IP (public) or attached hostname of the server to log on. I was wondering how a remote program like Team Viewer works? And also, how ...
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How to route internet connection through teamviewer's VPN?
I'm trying to VPN to my home computer using teamviewer.
i can connect successfully and can easily see the shared files/folders. But I also want my internet to go through this vpn connection so that I ...
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How to hide the notifications of the Teamviewer (silent use) in Computer and Android phones
Is it possible to hide a quick panel of the TeamViewer in the right corner and other notifications and pop-ups to enable a "silent" remote session?
While using team viewer Host application in android ...
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Get IP Address from TeamViewer without connecting
Is it possible to know the (public) IP address of a computer where TeamViewer is ready for a remote control session - without connecting to the computer?
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How to see all teamviewer monitors without switching between them?
I have two monitors at home and two at my office with similar resolutions, is it possible to see the entire remote screen (both monitors) at same time without the need to switch between monitors in ...
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How do I remove the TeamViewer Outlook Add-In?
After installing TeamViewer, I now have an Add-In installed in Outlook, which, supposedly, lets me create new TeamViewer meetings.
I never wanted to have that Add-In and now I want to get rid of it. ...
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Can a technician access my PC at any time?
My computer technician has installed TeamViewer on my PC. I just wondered if he could access my PC anytime and may get private information from it. It was just intended for him to access it if I had a ...
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What protocol does TeamViewer use?
I was just teaching someone a little about SSH & VNC. I said I'd show him some things with TeamViewer. Then he asked me "Soo.. is this a VNC client?
And I wasn't sure.
What protocol does ...
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How do I hide the toolbar in Full Screen mode in TeamViewer?
I use TeamViewer to remote into some computers and it's just fine. The only thing is the big annoying toolbar at the top of the screen that prevents me from accessing the menubar in the current ...
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My teamviewer does not show ID in Ubuntu?
I installed teamviewer from terminal by following this guideline ; link
But if I run teamviewer --info (with sudo or not) it shows
TeamViewer 9.0.32150
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Teamviewer remote computer 640x480 screen?
I have a Windows 7 PC with TeamViewer installed on it. This computer is always on and has no screen, keyboard and mouse attached to it, only an internet-cable.
I login from my Mac on TeamViewer, ...
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Alt gets stuck leaving the teamviewer window with Alt+Tab
I use Teamviewer on Ubuntu (Not sure if the problem is the same on Windows).
Whenever I use Alt+TAB to change the focussed window on my computer to another window while the remote window has focus
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How to use teamviewer if the remote computer has restarted?
I have a computer that I use in my work. I've installed TeamViewer and I log into it from my home using my laptop. Sometimes the computer restarts for some reason and I won't be able to connect to ...
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Alt-tab back to the host while using TeamViewer?
I've got a TeamViewer session open. I can alt-tab to it, but then all hotkeys are captured by the TeamViewer session. This is great, but I'd like to be able to 'escape' back to the host without using ...
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Chrome not rendering pages on a remote Windows 8 laptop
I have a Windows 8 laptop, which is usually on 24/7. Often I connect to it with TeamViewer and work remotely. I realized, that when I use Chrome, the pages do not update/render unless I switch to ...
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TeamViewer doesn't catch Alt+Tab in Linux Mint (Mate)
When I run Teamviewer on Windows, when I press Alt+Tab, TeamViewer catches it and sends it to the remote OS, which then switches its windows.
But when I'm running Teamviewer on Linux Mint (Mate) and ...
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How can I share only one window with TeamViewer?
I would like to share only one window through TeamViewer under Windows 7, not the entire desktop. How can I achieve this?
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Forcing custom resolution in windows 7 without a monitor (connecting via Teamviewer)
I have a computer that I control using teamviewer only.
When I connect to the computer, the resolution is 640x480.
I tried changing the registry values of DefautlSettings.XResolution and ...
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TeamViewer 8 - Log into locked session
I want to use TV8 between my home & work PCs (both running win7 pro).
The problem is that my work pc is configured to lock after 5mins of inactivity and to relog back again you have to press Ctr+...
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TeamViewer special key on local and remote end not matching
I am using TeamViewer 7.0.11474 to remotely control a Mac Pro from my Macbook Pro. I occasionally find that some key strokes (likely the special keys) I type on local machine gets translated ...
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TeamViewer - local audio is disabled when connected to remote
I have the latest (free) version of TeamViewer running on my (Win 10) PC and I connect with it to a remote (Win 10) PC.
Lately (it wasn't like that until a few days ago!), I've noticed that as soon as ...
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Don't notify contacts when starting teamviewer
Is it possible to start Teamviewer without notifying my contacts that I started it? Sometimes I want to start TeamViewer, but I do not want my contacts to know that.
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Can't send key combinations with TeamViewer from Mac OS X to another Mac OS X
For some reason I can't send key combinations from my MacBook to my Mac Pro. I tried from a PC and it works, only from my MacBook seems to fail.
Does anyone have any idea what the hell it's going on?
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TeamViewer: protocol negotiation failed
Protocol negotiation failed. Please try again
After scouring the internet, I have not had any luck in finding what causes this issue.
I have tried so far the following:
restart teamviewer
enabled ...
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Make Teamviewer remember position, scaling, full screen
When I connect using Teamviewer, it starts with a scaling, and some arbitrary resolution. I always end-up changing it to Full Screen, 1366x768 (the resolution of my laptop), and full-screen.
Is there ...
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How do I hide "TeamViewer is still running" notification?
How do I hide "TeamViewer is still running" notification?
I enabled the setting "Close to tray menu". Now, every time I close the main window, the following notification pops up. It's so annoying!
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Teamviewer for Mac VPN?
I wonder if there is any VPN Option in Teamviewer for Mac.
There is no option to install it on Setup and there is no guide in the manual howto install the VPN.
I wonder if there is any Teamviewer VPN ...
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Keys interpreted by host computer (TeamViewer on Ubuntu)
What I want to do: I am trying to remotely control another Windows 8 x64 computer using the latest version of TeamViewer on Ubuntu 13.10 x64. I installed the latest 32-bit version DEB of TeamViewer ...
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TeamViewer keyboard input not working
I am logged into a remote computer with TeamViewer. I can see the remote desktop which is asking for me to enter my passcode. However when I type my passcode on the keyboard, nothing is being entered. ...
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Unable to connect Remote Desktop unless the PC is logged in
I am unable to connect remote desktop on Remote-PC and also cannot connect to that PC teamviewer unless that desktop is once logged in by a remote user!
After power failure system reboots to login ...
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How to launch TeamViewer to act as a server only using a shell?
I have root shell access to a server, but need to use graphical applications on it.
How could I launch TeamViewer (that is already installed) on the linux server, so that I could get the ID and ...
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how to use TeamViewer to start two DIFFERENT session on the same machine?
I'm playing teamviewer to cooperate with my team. How can we establish two different sessions for two different windows users on the same computer ? I tried to start a new session on Teamviewer, but ...
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Install a Teamviewer host silently with custom password
Our company has the custom Teamviewer hosts that we can run silently with the /S switch. The issue is that we can't connect due to it not setting a password that we know. Does anyone have any thoughts ...
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How can I turn on a PC remotely?
I am using Team Viewer to control my PCs remotely. It lets me restart my PC, and this is a good feature.
Is it possible however to remotely turn a PC on which is already off (as in powered down)? ...
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How do I optimize TeamViewer?
I've used crossloop before to remotely control my computer from a laptop.
And I didn't experience lags. Then I decided to use team viewer because it can also remotely transfer files and it is easier ...
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How do I tell if employees are using TeamViewer at work?
I’ve been tasked with helping the security department close up a few holes. They are in the process of hiring a dedicated network guy, but for the time being, I’m the closest they have. They’ve ...
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TeamViewer 12 and black remote screen not working
I've been looking for a solution to this, but I cannot seem to find anyone who has solved it (or even have the exact same problem).
My problem is that "Show black screen" option when connecting to a ...
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Teamviewer connection error: "Partner did not connect to router", "WaitforConnectFailed"
Sometimes I got this error message when trying to connect to a client:
No connection to partner!
Partner did not connect to router.
Error Code: WaitforConnectFailed
Both computers are ready ...
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TeamViewer meetings on a LAN connection
I know that we can use TeamViewer on a LAN connection without internet for remote control. I was wondering whether we can use meetings to connect via LANs without internet as well. I tried doing this ...
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Teamviewer to a computer that is Teamviewered to you [closed]
What happens when I Teamviewer to a computer that is Teamviewered back to me? Will it create an Infinite loop?
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How to disable / enable TeamViewer service on Linux and Windows?
This question is for purposes of disabling unnecessary running service in the background of program called TeamViewer.
Normally, the background service is running all the time.
I wish for it to be ...
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The remote TeamViewer is running an old version which is out of date
So the situation is as follows:
connect with portable TeamViewer 6 to a Quick Support Team Viewer remote partner.
Then this error occurs:
The remote TeamViewer is running an old version which is out ...
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How can I export my "Computers & Contacts" from TeamViewer?
I am trying to save my "Computers & Partners" from TeamViewer due to an account migration. So far, I wasn't able to save the list offline.
Typing all the contacts by hand will be the last resort, ...
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Block keyboard and mouse input of remote user in Teamviewer session
I'm using Teamviewer to help my family members with their computer problems. Sometimes they use the mouse and keyboard when I'm in the middle of something important. I don't want to tell them not to ...
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Teamviewer chat history
I am using Teamviewer for a while.
Can we enable auto saving of chat messages?
I checked in options but didnt find anything there.
If it saves chat messages by default,where is the location of the ...
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How can I use Teamviewer anonymously with TOR network?
I would like to be able to use Teamviewer anonymously to avoid revealing my real IP address while I access sensitive data on my remote server. The data being transferred is encrypted.
I have looked ...
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In TeamViewer, how to move toolbar to side of screen?
In TeamViewer, how to move toolbar to side of screen? It currently shows at the top of screen and covers other controls such as icons of other apps.
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