- Download this app from Microsoft Store for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub), HoloLens. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for Microsoft Remote Desktop.
- This software allows for a Mac running an Intel version of OSX to control a Windows PC. Download Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 2.1.1 for Mac. Official from Microsoft website: 'Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac (version 2.1.1) is not intended for use with Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) or later'. That's a shame!!!
To connect to a Microsoft Remote Desktop, also known as RDP or Terminal Services from your mac please follow these instructions.
Step 1 – Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
The Microsoft Remote Desktop application in the Apple App Store. Microsoft provides a remote desktop client for Mac. Once you have downloaded and installed the Microsoft Remote Desktop application, the next step is to launch the app. When you do this, the desktop will prompt you to add a PC (Figure 2).
To do this you will first need to download the latest RDP client for Mac on the Mac App Store
Step 2 – Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
Open up the the Remote Desktop client by clicking on the launchpad icon and then Microsoft Remote Desktop
Step 3 – Set up your connection
Click on New
And then fill in the details you have been provided
- Connection Name – This is the friendly name, call it anything you like
- PC Name – This is the server address that was provided to you
- Gateway – Leave as is unless otherwise instructed
- Username – As provided to you
- Password – Your Password
- Resolution – Change this to what ever screen size you would like the RDP session to open up in. With the tick box below it, of you don’t uncheck it the RDP session will open up in a full screen and override those settings.
Once finished click on the red close button up the top left and you should see your new connection in the list.
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Step 4 – Open Your RDP Session
Simply double click on the connection in the list and if you have put in the correct details it will log in to the server you have requested.