Unattended Access

Your Devices. Ready When You Need Them.

Access enrolled computers even when no one is sitting in front of them. Handle maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and support devices on your schedule.

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Secure Desk device dashboard showing devices online and installed devices
Enroll once

Set it up once. Reach it any time.

Install the service

Run the Secure Desk installer on the Windows PC with admin rights.

Enroll the device

It checks in with your portal and appears in your inventory.

Connect whenever

Open the device from the portal — even when nobody is signed in.

Centralized device management

Your whole fleet, in one dashboard.

See what's online, what needs updating and who's waiting for help — then jump straight into a session.

  • Devices online and installed, at a glance
  • Group devices by customer
  • Push client updates from the portal
  • Quick actions: new session, view requests, connect
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Secure Desk portal dashboard with devices, customers, portal users and updates available
Built for real-world maintenance

Persistent access that just works.

Persistent access

The service runs from boot and stays connected across sign-in, lock and fast user switching.

Sign-in & lock screens

Connect before anyone signs in, so you can help at the very start of the day.

Multiple locations

Every device dials out to your relay — no VPN, no port forwarding, no public IP on the PC.

Remote troubleshooting

See the desktop, use the keyboard and mouse, transfer files and talk to the user.

Self-updating clients

Enrolled PCs pull new builds from your own relay every six hours.

Per-customer groups

Keep devices organized by customer so technicians work within one client at a time.

Administrative access

Fix it behind the scenes.

Backstage opens a command prompt or PowerShell running as SYSTEM on an enrolled PC — without taking over, or even disturbing, the user's screen.

  • Restart a stuck service or clear a full disk
  • Works when nobody is signed in
  • Only on the installed service, never the portable connector

Backstage is the most powerful tool in Secure Desk. Treat access to it like handing out a remote administrator prompt, and limit who can open sessions on enrolled devices. Security details

# Backstage · SYSTEM shell · no desktop attached C:\Windows\system32> sc query spooler C:\Windows\system32> net stop spooler && net start spooler # user keeps working, undisturbed

Illustrative commands. Backstage gives you a real cmd or PowerShell session as SYSTEM.

Elevation

Admin rights, without storing passwords.

When a task needs more rights, enter that computer's own administrator account in the session. It's used once on that machine — never saved, logged or sent to your portal.

  • Only sent over an end-to-end encrypted session
  • Reports the privilege level actually obtained
  • Available on Team and Business
Your network — no inbound rule on the PC End-to-end keys (ECDH → AES-256-GCM) · matching 6-digit code on both ends Technician Browser console Portal Identity & roles Your relay Linux host you run Windows device Client or service Your network · no inbound rule end-to-end keys Technician Browser console Portal Identity & roles Your relay Linux host you run Windows device Client or service

Select any part of the diagram to see what it does.

FAQs

Unattended access questions

What does enrolling a device involve?

Install the Secure Desk service on the Windows computer from an elevated PowerShell prompt. It enrolls with your portal, gets its own device token, and appears in your device inventory.

Can I connect before anyone signs in?

Yes. The installed service runs from boot and Secure Desk captures the Windows sign-in and lock screens. UAC prompts and Ctrl+Alt+Del run on a protected desktop that isn't captured.

Is the user asked to approve each connection?

No. An installed service is designed for unattended use, so there's no per-session consent prompt. If you need approval on managed machines, build that into your policy — or use attended support instead.

How many devices can I enroll?

Starter includes 3 enrolled Windows devices, Team 100 and Business 1,000.

How are devices kept up to date?

Installed clients check your relay for a newer version every six hours and update themselves. You can also push an update from the portal. A failed update leaves the current version running.

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Put your devices within reach.

Enroll up to 3 Windows devices free on Starter.