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The steps to utilize the node-rdpjs library are as follows:

1. Install the library using the npm package manager:

npm install node-rdpjs

1. Create a new instance of the RDP client:

const RDP = require('node-rdpjs');
const rdp = new RDP();

1. Connect to the remote desktop server by calling the connect method:

rdp.connect({
    address: '192.168.0.10',
    port: 3389,
    user: 'username',
    pass: 'password'
});

1. Once connected, you can receive screen updates by subscribing to the desktop event:

rdp.on('desktop', (image) => {
    // do something with the screen image
});

1. You can also interact with the remote desktop by sending keyboard and mouse events to the server using the sendInput method:

rdp.sendInput({keyCode: 13, keyState: 0}); // send the "Enter" key

1. To disconnect from the server, call the disconnect method:

rdp.disconnect();

Note: The node-rdpjs library uses the node-rdp library as its backend, which depends on the FreeRDP library. Therefore, you must have FreeRDP installed on your system before using node-rdpjs.