Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview

‪Microsoft Corporation‬

***The Microsoft Remote Desktop app is now available at https://aka.ms/urdc and is the recommended version to download for a stable experience*** This Preview version remains available for now to validate complex changes before broad availability so expect some potential issues and we appreciate your feedback. Use the Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview app to 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. Getting Started Configure your PC for remote access first. Download the Remote Desktop assistant to your PC and let it do the work for you: https://aka.ms/RDSetup Learn more about the different remote desktop apps at: https://aka.ms/rdapps

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview

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What's new in this version

The following feature is available in Preview only for validation and feedback. Please send feedback about it to the Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview support email listed in the Store. * Added the ability to backup all the data from the app and restore it to a different PC. For details about what's new in this and previous updates, see https://aka.ms/rdwinupdates. * You can now copy files between the local and remote PCs. * Your email address can now be used to access remote resources, if enabled by your admin. * The user account assigned to a remote resource feed can now be changed. * When assigning .rdp files to this app, a proper icon will be shown in File Explorer instead of a blank one. * Additional bug fixes.

Features

Access remote PCs running Windows Professional or Enterprise and Windows Server
Access remote resources published by your IT admin
Connect remotely through a Remote Desktop Gateway
Rich multi-touch experience supporting Windows gestures
Secure connection to your data and applications
Simple management of your connections from the connection center
High quality video and audio streaming
Connect from your phone or using Continuum for Phone

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Published by

Microsoft Corporation

Copyright

Release date

7/6/2015

Approximate size

34.05 MB

Age rating

For all ages

This app can

Use your microphone
Access your Internet connection and act as a server.
Access your home or work networks
Observe and intercept various forms of raw input while the application is in foreground (in focus and active)
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Installation

Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices.

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English (United States)
English (United Kingdom)
Dansk (Danmark)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
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Português (Brasil)
Русский (Россия)
Svenska (Sverige)
中文(中国)
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview website
Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview support

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System Requirements

Minimum
Your device must meet all minimum requirements to open this product
OS	Xbox One, Windows 10 version 10586.0 or higher
Architecture	ARM, x86

Recommended
Your device should meet these requirements for the best experience
OS	Xbox One, Windows 10 version 10586.0 or higher
Architecture	ARM, x86

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Most helpful favorable review

Mila

1/28/2016

Amazing with Continuum

This is real productivity on-the-go. The app works great in Continuum on my Lumia 950. Please add support for file transfer / drag-and-drop files between phone storage and remote computer.

9 out of 9 people found this helpful.

Most helpful critical review

Unknown

5/12/2016

Missing Feature from Previous apps

So, I use the old mtsc.exe. I was surprise this new version of Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview is missing so much. I like ability to store multiple sessions. But, you can't keep more than one open. That just kills it. Also, is it me, I can't copy and paste files between desktops. And, I can't figure out how to work the resolutions. Does not seem to have the auto screen sizing. Too bad, I really want to like the new versions. I just wish they actually had, at least, the features of the old clients.

14 out of 15 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByRoss

10/3/2016

Review title of RossWindowed mode makes a return

Finally, windowed mode is corrected and works as expected. And the display scaling function appears to work as well. This is super useful on 1080p+ resolution monitors. This app now is quite usable, but still the one function all of us day to day admins want is the ability to spawn multiple desktop sessions in independent windows.

31 out of 31 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByJon

11/22/2016

Review title of JonMulti-monitor support and you get 5 stars

Just what the headline says...I want to make use of dual monitors with my RDP sessions. The only reason I moved over to this client in stead of the old mstsc is because of the mouse button support (which works on Windows 7 just fine...don't know why it doesn't work in mstsc in 8.1 or 10). Keep going, you're doing great...then don't break it.

8 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByA7med

Mobile

9/3/2016

Review title of A7medCopying files?

Add a feature to copy files 📁 between 📱💻 devices.

6 out of 6 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByRoss

2/28/2017

Review title of RossUpdate broken

Latest update causes odd issue when you click away from the app and then back. Screen becomes "greyed out" and you must disconnect and reconnect to the host. Previous version did NOT have this issue. "Prevent timeout" doesn't resolve the issue.

7 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByDavid C

10/20/2016

Review title of David CLatest update doesn't work

I can connect to a desktop session but my keyboard is non-functional and my mouse clicks don't work (but the cursor does move).

11 out of 14 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByAndrew

12/12/2016

Review title of AndrewMuch, much better now

Updating my review from a 2 to a 5. It's pretty clear that devs are listening to feedback. The app is much more stable, lots of display settings added, and they even added support for custom computer groups. Now if we may also have the ability to export groups/configs eventually, this could even be a modern successor to RDCMan! (I'm using it as such now, but others are still clinging to that aging program.)

6 out of 7 people found this helpful.

Reviewed BySimon

9/10/2016

Review title of SimonWe're getting there!

The current version has almost everything you need, auto sizing of the content to the current window finally works as well. We're just missing multiple connections at once (or the ability to launch the app twice, which would suffice) and a copy/ paste for files functionality (which is hard to implement, but a file transfer would work as well). Keep up the great work!

6 out of 7 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByStephen

1/2/2018

Review title of StephenStill missing the option to Copy/Paste files

Works for most of my needs but is missing an important feature. I can't copy/paste files from or to the remotely connected computer.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByTim

9/14/2017

Review title of TimUse it every day, all day.

I have 4K monitors and this app is a life saver for my old eyes. It dynamically resizes remote sessions and handles display scaling much better than mstsc. It snaps nicely to left/right/corners of the screen and rescales as needed. Might not be the best choice if you are connecting to pre 2012R2 servers as they don't support display scaling. Copy and paste is flaky. I find it is more reliable if you copy from notepad. Seems some win32 apps use a their non-standard implementation of the clipboard and doesn't work well with UWP apps. This app is being well maintained by MS with regular updates and frequent enhancements. Update 9/13 - had to take back a star due to frequent crashing throughout the day.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByMichael

12/16/2016

Review title of MichaelMixed Opinion

I do agree that it is getting better. With the addition of groups I'm now able to group my many connections as I need them. But I can only get this to run on a clean machine. On an existing machine with previous connections it starts and then immediately terminates. Event log indicates it is failing when transitioning the app status. Uninstall/reinstall doesn't solve any issues.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

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