I bought a second monitor with worse resolutions strictly so I could use Remote Desktop without having to right click and hit Zoom every time I wanted to admin a server. I now have a 4K monitor and use scaling options, when I open a RDP session on this monitor it doesn't use those scaling settings when displaying the remote desktop and the cursors are all incorrectly sized (even when I use the Zoom setting. In OS X the remote desktop app has it's own menu bar that lets you edit the current connection and save settings for future re connections.Īnother issue with the windows version I have (I don't know if this is the same for OS X) is scaling. You can't manage the connection after you've opened it. The OS X version let you choose a specific folder to share to the remote computer, the windows version forces you to choose a whole drive. It seems the only similar feature is full screen mode. The OS X version opens in a window and resizes the resolution of the remote desktop to match the window dimensions. You'll need this later.Two major differences that are a pain in the butt. Make note of the name of this PC under How to connect to this PC. When you're ready, select Start > Settings > System > Remote Desktop, and turn on Enable Remote Desktop. To check this, go to Start > Settings > System > About and look for Edition. For info on how to get Windows 10 Pro, go to Upgrade Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro. Select the remote PC name that you added, and then wait for the connection to complete. On your Windows, Android, or iOS device: Open the Remote Desktop app (available for free from Microsoft Store, Google Play, and the Mac App Store), and add the name of the PC that you want to connect to (from Step 1). In Remote Desktop Connection, type the name of the PC you want to connect to (from Step 1), and then select Connect.

On your local Windows PC: In the search box on the taskbar, type Remote Desktop Connection, and then select Remote Desktop Connection. Use Remote Desktop to connect to the PC you set up: Make note of the name of this PC under PC name. Then, under System, select Remote Desktop, set Remote Desktop to On, and then select Confirm. I'm trying to find a version of microsoft remote desktop compatible for my mac osx 10.11.6 I believe the last version is 10.2.13. When you're ready, select Start, and open Settings. Then, under System, select About, and under Windows specifications, look for Edition. For info on how to get Windows 11 Pro, go to Upgrade Windows Home to Windows Pro. To check this, select Start, and open Settings. Set up the PC you want to connect to so it allows remote connections:

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