Setup a VPN and then you can RDP to any windows computer on your network. Added benefit is that it's hundreds of times more secure than simply leaving a port open or running TeamViewer.

OpenVPN is free and runs a few routers out of the box. Most others you can load dd-wrt or tomato onto. Or you can be an uber-nerd like me and run a software router like PFSense that supports OpenVPN.

If you're going to do this, you'll also need either a static IP address or dynamic DNS.

Splashtop for Business is $60/year for up to 10 PCs. It works well enough, but Logmein Pro at $99/year for 2 computers is a more mature and stable product. I use Splashtop for a nonprofit I support and sometimes it kicks me out - something that rarely happens with Logmein. I do a lot of remote support for a lot of computers and am probably more demanding than someone who logs on remotely a few times per week.

I've installed Chrome Remote Desktop, and it seems to be easy to install, and is just what I needed.

Thanks for the recommendations and help.

My bold.

Will Chrome Remote Desktop work in China? (while server is in a country outside of China, say USA)

It should, I think...as long as you can reach Google I guess.

When it works, it's great.

However, as repeatedly noted in discussions on the interwebs and in the Google support groups -- and has happened to me several times -- the remote desktop on the host machine inexplicably goes offline.

That's why I added TeamViewer. The last time I had to deal with this, I was able to to login to my computer with Team Viewer, and disable and re-enable Chrome Desktop. But at least once, that wasn't enough and I had to entirely delete the extension and reinstall it.

I like Chrome Desktop slightly better, but TeamViewer is much more stable ime.

Yes, of course.

Absolutely agree!

As many others pointed out, Chrome Desktop is very, very unreliable. I use LogMeIn Pro with 5 seats and it hasn't let me down.

New Teamviewer Version 11 now works on Chrome OS. Finally can use my Chromebook with Teamviewer.

Time to break out the whisky. I'm looking for a free remote desktop program to assist an older relative with a tech issue.

1) Free
2) Dead simple to install - "target" computer user (75+ y/old) couldn't even install or run Skype.
3) Windows 10 for "target" computer, Mac OS X 10.9.5 for me remoting into "target."
4) Screen view, keyboard and cursor control.

I think I was using LogMeIn in the past but it's been a long time.

While I like Chrome Remote Desktop better, it's propensity to go offline and have to be reloaded on the target computer (well-documented in many complaints) is a non-starter, given your criteria.

The one I use almost daily and have never had a problem with is TeamViewer; free for personal use.

Yep - TeamViewer.

Although I think you'd need to install it - it may be a problem for a 75 year old.