Microsoft Windows Vista Tips - Remote Desktop Connection features in Windows Vista - Remote access to a corporate network, servers, and other devices is a necessity for the mobile professional. Accessing corporate systems remotely used to be a complex process beyond the skill level of the average non-technical user. Users were required to establish a Virtual Private network to establish a secure connection over the public Internet to allow a remote user to access corporate network resources from their own computer. Setting up a VPN can be difficult and raises challenges to corporate IT departments in terms of support, provisioning, and security.