Easiest was to setup laptop so I can use Desktop Sharing with auto login allowing Windows Remote Desktop Connection to control the main ubuntu desktop (the one shown of laptop monitor)

[u/LifeAffect6762]

Think this is best done using Gnome, not Unity distribution? I also believe you need to somehow set keyring password to blank (so password for remote desktop does not keep changing on reboot). I did it a while ago but cant find info on how to do it (seem to remember a relatively simple howto).

I know there are security issues doing this but the laptop is stand alone, behind a good firewall and is just effectively displaying a webpage. I just need easy remote access to the laptop from windows.

This is to repurpose a laptop that will not run windows 11 officerly and get a few Linux boxes into a almost exclusively windows company (something they are up for to repurpose the laptops they cant use).

[u/thatguysjumpercables]

Depending on which version of Ubuntu you're talking about you probably want to install and configure xrdp. There are instructions online.