Applies to: Windows 10
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You can use the Remote Desktop client for Windows to work with Windows apps and desktops remotely from a different Windows device.
Use the following information to get started. Be sure to check out the FAQ if you have any questions.
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Get the RD client and start using it
Follow these steps to get started with Remote Desktop on your Windows 10 device:
Add a Remote Desktop connection
To create a Remote Desktop connection:
Need to edit these settings? Tap the overflow menu (...) next to the name of the desktop, and then tap Edit.
Want to delete the connection? Again, tap the overflow menu (...), and then tap Remove.
Add a remote resource
Remote resources are RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops published by your admin using Remote Desktop Services.
To add a remote resource:
The remote resources will be displayed in the Connection Center.
To delete remote resources:
Pin a saved desktop to your Start menu
To pin a connection to your Start menu, tap the overflow menu (...) next to the name of the desktop, and then tap Pin to Start.
Now you can start the remote desktop connection directly from your Start menu by tapping it.
Connect to an RD Gateway to access internal assets
A Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) lets you connect to a remote computer on a corporate network from anywhere on the Internet. You can create and manage your gateways using the Remote Desktop client.
To set up a new gateway:
Global app settings
You can set the following global settings in your client by tapping Settings:
MANAGED ITEMS
SESSION SETTINGS
APP SETTINGS
Manage your user accounts
When you connect to a desktop or remote resources, you can save the user accounts to select from again. You can also define user accounts in the client itself, as opposed to saving the user data when you connect to a desktop.
To create a new user account:
To delete a user account:
Navigate the Remote Desktop session
When you start a remote desktop connection, there are tools available that you can use to navigate the session.
Start a Remote Desktop connection
Connection Bar
The connection bar gives you access to additional navigation controls. By default, the connection bar is placed in the middle at the top of the screen. Tap and drag the bar to the left or right to move it.
Command bar
Tap the ... on the connection bar to display the command bar on the right-hand side of the screen.
Use direct touch gestures and mouse modes in a remote session
Two mouse modes are available to interact with the session.
Note
Interacting with Windows 8 or newer the native touch gestures are supported in Direct Touch mode.
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Questions and comments are always welcome. However, please do NOT post a request for troubleshooting help by using the comment feature at the end of this article. Instead, go to the Remote Desktop client forum and start a new thread. Have a feature suggestion? Tell us using the Feedback Hub.
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Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
You can use the Remote Desktop client for Mac to work with Windows apps, resources, and desktops from your Mac computer. Use the following information to get started - and check out the FAQ if you have questions.
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Get the Remote Desktop client
Follow these steps to get started with Remote Desktop on your Mac:
What about the Mac beta client?
We're testing new features on our preview channel on HockeyApp. Want to check it out? Go to Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac and click Download. You don't need to create an account or sign into HockeyApp to download the beta client.
If you already have the client, you can check for updates to ensure you have the latest version. In the beta client, click Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta at the top, and then click Check for updates.
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To create a remote desktop connection:
To start the connection, just double-click it. The same is true for remote resources.
Export and import connections
You can export a remote desktop connection definition and use it on a different device. Remote desktops are saved in separate .RDP files.
Use the following steps to import a remote desktop .RDP file.
Add a remote resource
Remote resources are RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops published using RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.
To add a remote resource:
The remote resources will be displayed in the Connection Center.
Connect to an RD Gateway to access internal assets
A Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) lets you connect to a remote computer on a corporate network from anywhere on the Internet. You can create and manage your gateways in the preferences of the app or while setting up a new desktop connection.
To set up a new gateway in preferences:
Manage your user accounts
When you connect to a desktop or remote resources, you can save the user accounts to select from again. You can manage your user accounts by using the Remote Desktop client.
To create a new user account:
Customize your display resolution
You can specify the display resolution for the remote desktop session.
To delete the resolution, select it, and then click -.
Displays have separate spacesIf you are running Mac OS X 10.9 and disabled Displays have separate spaces in Mavericks (System Preferences > Mission Control), you need to configure this setting in the remote desktop client using the same option.
Drive redirection for remote resources
Drive redirection is supported for remote resources, so that you can save files created with a remote application locally to your Mac. The redirected folder is always your home directory displayed as a network drive in the remote session.
Note
In order to use this feature, the administrator needs to set the appropriate settings on the server.
Use a keyboard in a remote session
Mac keyboard layouts differ from the Windows keyboard layouts.
By default, the remote session will use the same keyboard locale as the OS you're running the client on. (If your Mac is running an en-us OS, that will be used for the remote sessions as well.) If the OS keyboard locale is not used, check the keyboard setting on the remote PC and change it manually. See the Remote Desktop Client FAQ for more information about keyboards and locales.
Support for Remote Desktop gateway pluggable authentication and authorization
Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced support for a new authentication method, Remote Desktop Gateway pluggable authentication and authorization, which provides more flexibility for custom authentication routines. You can now this authentication model with the Mac client.
Important
Custom authentication and authorization models before Windows 8.1 are not supported, although the article above discusses them.
To learn more about this feature, check out https://aka.ms/paa-sample.
Tip
Questions and comments are always welcome. However, please do NOT post a request for troubleshooting help by using the comment feature at the end of this article. Instead, go to the Remote Desktop client forum and start a new thread. Have a feature suggestion? Tell us in the client user voice forum.
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