The first app should be Microsoft Remote Desktop.Ĭlick the Get button and once downloaded, click the Open button. You’ll want to go to the App Store and search for remote desktop.
Now that you are setup on the PC side, it’s time to get remote desktop installed on your Mac. It’s definitely more complicated, but totally doable. You’ll also have to setup dynamic DNS so that you can use a DNS name rather than your public IP address, which changes often, to connect. It’s worth noting that if you want to connect to your computer from outside the local network, you’ll have to open the ports on the router manually and forward those ports to your PC. Clicking the Play Sound field reveals a drop-down menu with three options: Never, the default "On this computer, " and "On the remote PC.Once you have the info you need, go ahead and close the window. In the Devices & Audio tab, check the boxes to choose the corresponding devices that are to be used in the remote session. This has the same effect as the previous option on the "Default for this display" setting and the "Fit session to window" box.
Start session in full screen - This box is checked by default.Use all monitors - Check the box to configure the Remote Desktop connection to use support for multiple monitors.If you scroll to the bottom, you can even "Add Custom Resolution. On top of "Default for this display, " there are many other options to choose from to optimize the resolution of your remote connection. Resolution - Click the field to open a dropdown menu.The Display tab in the Add PC pane from Microsoft Remote Desktop The options in the Display tab are pretty easy to figure out:
This option is useful if the remote Windows 10 PC is configured for left-handed use. Swap mouse buttons - Check this box to invert the mouse button functions.Connect to an admin session - Check this box if you want to make sure you can always connect to a terminal server.Reconnect if the connection is dropped - Check this box to connect automatically when your Remote Desktop connection is interrupted.If you use a gateway, you can also choose to check the box underneath and enable the related setting "Bypass for local addresses. This option allows you to connect through a Remote Desktop Gateway (used to allow secure connections using HTTPS from computers outside your corporate network). Gateway - Click this field to open a drop-down menu that lets you Add Gateway.If you add a lot of devices in the Microsoft Remote Desktop app, you can use this option to create different groups of computers for easy sorting. Group - Click this field to open a drop-down menu that lets you Add Group, and you can enter the name of a new group.If you add more devices, this can make it easier to differentiate between them. Friendly name - Type a name for your Windows 10 remote desktop connection, to be used inside Microsoft Remote Desktop instead of the PC name or IP.