X on windows 7

Install Xming server on your windows platform.
Install putty.
Connect putty to remote machine with these options:

You can start your GUI remotely

JConsole on a remote machine

If you want to monitor your app on a remote machine use this when you start it:

-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=8888
-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false
-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false
-Djava.rmi.server.hostname=putYourAppRemoteIPHere