How to use Chrome Remote Desktop for Gaming on Windows, Android & iOS

It's pretty easy to use Chrome Remote Desktop for gaming

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If you’re interested about how to use Chrome Remote Desktop for gaming so we’ve created a step-by-step guide to help you.

How do I use Chrome Remote Desktop for gaming?

  1. Go to the Chrome Remote Desktop page on the host computer and click on Download from the right. If you already have the app, skip this step.
  2. Next, click on Add to Chrome and then on Accept & Install.
  3. You will be prompted to turn on Remote desktop, so click on Turn On.
  4. Set a name for your computer and click Next.
  5. Now, set a 6 digit pin and repeat it, then click Start.
  6. In the next window, you will see that Chrome Remote Desktop is online on your computer.
  7. Now, start another device and install Chrome Remote Desktop on this device as well.
  8. Make sure the device is connected to the same network access as the host, and log onto the same Google account as the host.
  9. Then, click on Remote Access and click on the PC you want to connect to.
  10. Enter the log-in pin you’ve set on the host computer.
  11. Finally, open the game you want to play remotely on the host PC and enjoy it on the other.

So, you can use Chrome Remote Desktop for gaming, but from our tests, it doesn’t go to well on complex games. However, if you’re playing a browser game, it will work perfectly. You will need a pretty strong connection. Also it would really help if the host PC has a gaming configuration if you’re playing one of the latest titles.

A nice surprise is that you can also play remotely from an Android or and iPhone, as shown above. Just download the Chrome Remote Desktop mobile app from Google Play, or Appstore, enter the 6-digit pin code and that’s it! Of course, make sure that the host PC is online.

So, this is how you can use Chrome Remote Desktop for gaming on PC and even on Android or iPhone. Before you go, don’t forget that you can use Chrome Remote Desktop in Guest Mode without a Google Account with one simple trick.

Let us know if it worked for you or if you have any questions in the comments below.

More about the topics: Chrome Guides, gaming, Remote Desktop Connection

Claudiu Andone

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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft. His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school. With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!

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