#Microsoft remote desktop for os x install

If you want a standard user, in other words a non-admin user, to be able to remote in youвЂ™ll need to add them using the вЂњ Select users that can remotely access this PCвЂќ link.ДЄt this point youвЂ™ve now setup your Windows computer to be remoted into.

By default, if you are an administer on the computer, you are automatically able to remote to the computer. Note that for security reasons, IвЂ™ve replaced the actual name of my computers with simply in the screen captures.ДЇinally, at the bottom look at the User accounts section. In this image it shows, but for you it will show the name of the computer. This has the name you need to enter into the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. Next, look under вЂњHow to connect to this PCвЂќ. YouвЂ™ll first need to toggle on the Enable Remote Desktop setting, as IвЂ™ve done here. (You can click on the image below, or any of the ones in this article, to see them in their full resolution). On the System page, scroll down in the menu on the left and click on Remote Desktop. Click on the Start button, the pick Settings. IвЂ™m going to assume you are connecting to a Windows 10 Pro computer. But donвЂ™t open it quite yet, as we have to configure the computer you are going to connect to.

#Microsoft remote desktop for os x install

Just do a search for Microsoft Remote Desktop, get and install it. Microsoft Remote Desktop is free, and in the Apple App Store.

You can go from a Mac to Windows (or some Linux) computers using the Remote Desktop application, but not to another Mac. Note that it will not let you connect to another Apple Mac, as macOS does not support the Remote Desktop Protocol. While primarily designed for accessing a Windows machine, it will work with most computers that support the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) such as many Linux distros. On my MacBook (although this would work on any Apple machine running macOS, such as a Mac Mini), the Microsoft Remote Desktop application is a fantastic program for remoting to another computer. ItвЂ™s very convenient for me to be able to remote into another computer from whichever computer I happen to be on. I use many computers in my daily life, including Windows, Apple MacвЂ™s, and Linux computers running a variety of distros.