How to Take Control of Someone's Screen? [Fixed]

Need to take control of someone’s screen

In some cases, we need to take control of someone’s screen to help friends, families, or work colleagues with IT issues. However, Remote Desktop can’t be done without locking the host. Thus, some people are seeking other ways to share their computer screen with someone else. Actually, there are 3 best solutions to realize remote screen control.    

How to take control of someone’s screen?

Here we recommend 3 ways to guide you on how to take control of someone’s screen. Follow me and read carefully.

Method 1. Using AnyViewer

AnyViewer is a totally remote access software that can promote you to take control of someone’s PC with little effort. With the advantages of easy operation and high security, AnyViewer can give you a fluent on-screen experience as if you are sitting in front of the remote PC. And it also works for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012 R2.

Step 1. Install AnyViewer on 2 PCs. Sign up and fill in the information to create AnyViewer account. Once logged in, the PC will be assigned to the account automatically. (If you sign up in the official website, you can log in directly.)

Step 2. After logging in, you can see your interface in the following picture. 

Step 3. Go to the “Connect” tab, and then you can see the device ID. Ask your friends or family member to tell you the device ID of the host PC.

Step 4. Enter the device ID of the remote PC and then click on “Connect”.

Step 5. For the 2 options, choose the first one “Send a control request to your partner”, and then click on “OK”.

Step 6. There will be a pop-up window on the host PC. Click on “Allow” to receive remote support. And then the connection will be realized.

Note: Are you looking for how to offer Remote Assistance without permission? Actually, it’s kind of easy. Log into the AnyViewer account on the host PC, and then go to "Device" on the local PC, locate and click the PC that you need to control. And then click "One-click control" to achieve remote screen control with one click. 

Method 2. Using Quick Assist

Quick Assist is a built-in Windows feature on Windows 10, 11 that allows users to share their screen with another person to get or offer help through a remote connection. The person who offers assistance has complete control over the screen.

Step 1. Search “Quick Assist” in the search box and open it. Choose “Assist another person” under the “Give assistance”.

Step 2. Enter your Microsoft Account (create one if you don’t have one), and click on “Next”. And then input the password and click on "Sign in". Then you will get a security code valid for 10 minutes.

Step 3. For the one who gets assistance, enters the security code in the main interface of the Quick Assist, and click "Share Screen".

Step 4. Choose "Full Control", and then click "Continue". On the remote PC, click on "Allow". Now you can take control of the remote PC.

Method 3. Using Remote Assistance

Remote Assistance is a previous version of Quick Assist, which also can be used to take control of someone’s PC by saving the file to get the password.

Step 1. Press Win + R and then type in “msra” in the box, hit OK to open Remote Assistance.

Step 2. Choose “Help someone who has invited you” and click “Use an invitation file”. (For how to share your computer screen, choose the first option and then save the files to get the password.)

Step 3. Ask your friends or colleague send you the files and the password. Double-click on the files and then enter the password.

Step 4. Then a pop-up request will display on the host computer, click on “Yes”. Then the screens on both sides are the same.

Step 6. On the client PC, click on “Request control” and then a window will be popped up on the host computer.

Step 7. Click on Yes on the host PC, and then you can take full control of the PC.

Conclusion

How to take control of someone’s screen? From the post, we know it can be realized by AnyViewer, Quick Assist, and Remote Assistance. However, We have to admit that Quick Assist just supports Windows 10, 11 version and we may meet with many issues like Quick Assist an error has occurred. And it’s disappointing for many users to find that the Remote Assistance option Request Control greyed out. Therefore, it seems that AnyViewer, with easy operation and the support for multiple versions, can avoid many troubles for you.