Windows 10: Add Remote Desktop Connection in Remote Desktop app on Windows 10 PC

How to: Add Remote Desktop Connection in Remote Desktop app on Windows 10 PC

How to Add a Remote Desktop Connection in Remote Desktop app on Windows 10 PC


You can download and install the free connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin. The app helps you be productive no matter where you are.

For more details about the Microsoft Remote Desktop app, see:

• Get started with Remote Desktop on Windows | Microsoft Docs
• What's new for Remote Desktop on Windows? | Microsoft Docs
• Remote Desktop clients FAQ | Microsoft Docs

*tip To allowed through its firewall.

This tutorial will show you how to add a Remote Desktop connection in the Microsoft Remote Desktop app for your account in Windows 10.


EXAMPLE: Remote Desktop connection added to Remote Desktop app








Here's How:

1. Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. (see screenshot below)



2. Click/tap on the + Add button in the Connection Center. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Desktop. (see screenshot below)



4. Under PC name, enter the IP address of the computer (host) you want to connect to. (see screenshots below)

*note This can be a Windows computer name, an Internet domain name, or an IP address. You can also append port information to the PC name (for example, MyDesktop:3389 or 10.0.0.1:3389).





5. Under User account, you can either click/tap on + to add a new account to use to access the remote PC, select an existing account to use to access the remote PC, or select Ask me every time to always be prompted for a user name and password during the connection. (see screenshots below)





6. Click/tap on the Show more link to set additional options for this remote desktop connection. (see screenshot below)



7. You can now set the options below how you want for this remote desktop connection. When finished, click/tap on Save. (see screenshots below)
A) Display name – An easy-to-remember name for the PC you are connecting to. You can use any string, but if you do not specify a friendly name, the PC name is displayed.

B) Group – Specify a group to make it easier to find your connections later. You can add a new group by tapping + or select one from the list.



C) Gateway – The Remote Desktop gateway that you want to use to connect to virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops on an internal corporate network. Get the information about the gateway from your system administrator.

D) Connect to admin session - Use this option to connect to a console session to administrate a Windows server.

E) Swap mouse buttons – Use this option to swap the left mouse button functions for the right mouse button. (This is especially useful if the remote PC is configured for a left-handed user but you use a right-handed mouse.)

F) Set my remote session resolution to: – Select the resolution you want to use in the session. Choose for me will set the resolution based on the size of the client.
Change the size of the display: – When selecting a high static resolution for the session, you have the option to make items on the screen appear larger to improve readability. Note: This only applies when connecting to Windows 8.1 or above.

G) Update the remote session resolution on resize – When enabled, the client will dynamically update the session resolution based on the size of the client. Note: This only applies when connecting to Windows 8.1 or above.

H) Clipboard – When enabled, allows you to copy text and images to/from the remote PC.

I) Audio Playback – Select the device to use for audio during your remote session. You can choose to play sound on the local devices, the remote PC, or not at all.

J) Audio Recording – When enabled, allows you to use a local microphone with applications on the remote PC.






That's it,
Shawn


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Remote Desktop

Okay guys need some help here before going crazy...
I am trying to setup a remote desktop connection and see exactly what the logged on user is looking at with out going through Windows Remote Desktop.

Since its local network I don't have any password or want to setup a password.

Any suggestions are appreciated

 

Remote Desktop limit to 2 screens?

Is it possible to limit Remote Desktop in Windows 10 to only use 2 out of 3 screens connected to a pc?

Remote Desktop is to a Windows 2012 Server.

 

Remote Desktop Connection problems


Have you tried Remote Desktop Connection, to connect from your Windows 10 laptop to your Windows 7 desktop? Try it first, post back and tell how it went.

Some additional help because you mentioned you are a remote newbie *Wink. The windows 7 related tutorials from our sister site the Seven Forums:

1. On Windows 7 desktop, set network location to either Home or Work (I recommend Work):
   • Network Location - Set as Home, Work, or Public Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
2. On Windows 7 desktop, allow incoming remote connections:
   • Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) - Network - Windows 7 Help Forums
3. On Windows 7 desktop, find out its IP address:
   • IP Address - Locate and Find for Your Computer - Windows 7 Help Forums
4. On Windows 10 laptop, start the Remote Desktop application and connect to the Windows 7 desktop using the IP address from step 3 above (see Part Three in the tutorial):
   • RDC - Connect Remotely to your Windows 10 PC - Windows 10 Forums
   • Notice that although the tutorial is written for Windows 10, it also applies to Windows 7

Try the above, post back how it went.

 

remote desktop

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Please help me with the below details to understand your issue in a better way:

1. Are you using the Microsoft remote desktop app?
   

If you are using the Microsoft remote desktop app downloaded from
Microsoft store then, I suggest you to follow the steps to
fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store.



If the issue still persists with the Microsoft remote desktop app, then you can contact the support team by going to the

link and scrolling down to the bottom and clicking on
Microsoft remote desktop support under the Publisher info.



However, if you are using the Remote desktop connection, which comes pre-installed with Windows 10, then I suggest you to please post your question in the
TechNet forum.



Hope it helps.



Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Remote DeskTop Connection

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you are facing issues while connecting to remote desktop connection from Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 PC.

I would suggest you to refer the article
Connect to another computer using Remote Desktop Connection and

How to use Remote Desktop and see if that helps.

Since the issue is related to Remote Desktop Connection, I would suggest you to post your query in

TechNet forums, where we have expertise and support professionals well equipped with the knowledge on using Remote Desktop Connection to assist you with your query.


Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator