# Windows Desktops

## Configure access for local Windows users

Provide secure, passwordless access to Microsoft Windows desktops and servers, backed by short-lived certificates, role-based access controls, clipboard and directory sharing, session recordings, and detailed audit logs.

[Get started with Windows access](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/getting-started.md)

[Configure access for local Windows users](https://www.youtube.com/embed/n2h0GisWdss)

#### [Windows desktop RBAC](https://goteleport.com/docs/rbac)

Set up granular access policies for Windows desktops connected to Teleport.

#### [Desktop config options](https://goteleport.com/docs/../../reference/agent-services/desktop-access-reference)

Configure access, audit events, sessions recordings, user creation and more.

#### [Troubleshooting](https://goteleport.com/docs/troubleshooting)

Common Windows desktop access issues with Teleport and their solutions.

### Access guides

#### [Intro to Windows desktop access](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/introduction.md)

Windows desktop and server access with clipboard and file sharing, session recording, and audit logs.

#### [Active Directory](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/active-directory.md)

Connect an Active Directory domain and log into a Windows Desktop from the connected domain.

#### [Local Windows users](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/getting-started.md)

Provide secure, passwordless access to Microsoft Windows desktops for local Windows users.

### Common tasks and config settings

#### [Dynamic Windows desktop registration](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/dynamic-registration.md)

Add, update or remove desktops without changing the static configuration files used for Teleport Windows Desktop Service instances.

#### [Directory sharing](https://goteleport.com/docs/enroll-resources/desktop-access/directory-sharing.md)

Securely move files between your local machine and a remote desktop, and apply file changes without extra steps and without compromising security.