Win32 Error 10061 Anydesk [portable] May 2026

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off Then retry AnyDesk connection. If error 10061 disappears, the firewall is the cause. Re‑enable with:

To test, temporarily disable the firewall completely (only for diagnosis – re‑enable immediately): win32 error 10061 anydesk

netstat -an | findstr :7070 Expected output (if default port): netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off Then retry

netsh winsock reset netsh int ip reset Reboot. When connecting over the internet (not LAN), some ISPs or corporate firewalls intercept and send RST packets for non‑standard remote access ports. This mimics error 10061. Workaround: Change AnyDesk’s listening port to 443 (HTTPS) or 80 (HTTP) – ports rarely blocked. On remote: Settings → Security → Port for direct connections → set to 443. Then connect using <remote_ip>:443 . AnyDesk‑Specific Logs for Error 10061 Enable debug logging on both sides: When connecting over the internet (not LAN), some

Introduction If you are an IT administrator, remote support technician, or regular user of AnyDesk, encountering Win32 Error 10061 can be frustrating. This error typically appears as: "Could not connect to the remote computer. Win32 error 10061: Connection refused." Unlike generic network errors (timeouts or host unreachable), error 10061 is very specific. It means your local AnyDesk client successfully reached the remote machine’s IP address and port, but the remote computer explicitly rejected the connection attempt.

debug.level=4 debug.logfile=C:\anydesk_log.txt Restart AnyDesk service. Attempt connection, then check the log for lines containing bind or listen failures.

Create a file anydesk_debug.txt in %ProgramFiles%\AnyDesk or the portable folder, containing: