My use case is pretty unusual, but I don't think that should matter. I'm looking to use my laptop to remote into my gaming desktop so I can run LLLMs from my couch. My ideal is free and open source, but I'd consider something proprietary or costing a one time fee. My only deal breakers are ongoing subscriptions and anything that sends data through their servers.
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Do you know if Remote Desktop sends data to Microsoft? That's my main concern. I don't want to add even more spyware to my system.
As far as I know, no. RDP is a standardized protocol so there is a lot of documentation out there. It is encrypted but since I assume this is all on your own local network that most likely isn't a huge concern for you.
Pretty sure it's already installed by default. I could be wrong though since I never bother with the Home versions of Windows. Using RDP isn't going to give them access to anything they don't already have access to anyway. If you've installed Windows, you've crossed that bridge already.
Which brings us to the correct answer: SSH with X11 forwarding.
It definitely doesn't have to because you can use it on completely private networks. And no I don't think it does in general. If Microsoft adds anything onto the service, beyond you just running mstsc.exe or clicking "Remote Desktop Connection", I'd start to worry. For instance, I would expect that "Windows ask for help" feature spies on you.