If the Telesploit deployment includes the optional Windows virtual machine then the VM must be launched before connecting to it. From a console connected to the Telesploit server navigate to the /root/telesploit directory and run the script `manage_vm.sh`.

```bash
./manage_vm.sh
```

Select Option 2 “START Windows VM” and hit return.

Once tunnels to the relay have been established an RDP client may be used to connect using the following configuration.

## Example RDP Configuration

- **Host:** localhost (127.0.0.1)
- **Username:** telesploit
- **Password:** telesploit
- **Domain:** workgroup
- **Port:** Assigned RDP port

The following example uses rdesktop to access the Windows VM.

## Example: Connect with rdesktop

```bash
rdesktop -u telesploit -p - -d workgroup localhost:15072
```

> **NOTE: As this service is only listening on localhost, and connectivity depends on SSH key authentication, the username and password are superfluous and have thus been set to ‘telesploit’ for all deployments.**

A successful connection provides desktop access to the Windows VM on the Telesploit server.