# Remote desktop control
This feature is unavailable when participating in a conference created on the TrueConf Online cloud service.
During video meetings, you can take control over the desktop of the participant who is sharing content.
To this end, click on the mouse icon 
at the right edge of its video window.
After you have been allowed to control the desktop, the control panel will appear in the upper-right corner of the video window:
Collapse / expand the panel
Finish the remote control session
Keyboard input emulation
Display remote desktop control window in full screen.
The remote control of a participant desktop may be unavailable if this feature was disabled for this participant on the side of TrueConf Server.
# Configuring access to your remote desktop
You can set up remote desktop control policies in the client application settings: enable all users in your address book to access your remote desktop, disable users to access your remote desktop, or enable users to access your remote desktop on request.
To do so, go to Settings → Preferences → Tools and choose a corresponding option in the Who can access my desktop field.
Ask me each time is a default setting; by selecting this option, you will be notified when someone tries to access your desktop control:
The notification will be visible for 100 seconds after which the user who has requested access will see the following message:
# Can multiple meeting participants take control over your desktop simultaneously?
Several conference participants can request access to control your desktop. In this case, the button 
will become active in the content control window.
Click on this button to grant access to one or several participants, or deny requests:
