- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2 Download
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2 Release
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2017
Applies to: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2
Nov 03, 2009 Does anyone know if Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.0.1 supports dual monitors? I need to be able to access from home and have the same view as I do at the office (two screens). Also, if it does have the dal monitor capability, does anyone have a recommendation as to which Mac to buy?
You can use a Microsoft Remote Desktop client to connect to a remote PC and your work resources from almost anywhere using just about any device. You can connect to your work PC and have access to all of your apps, files, and network resources as if you were sitting at your desk. You can leave apps open at work and then see those same apps at home - all by using the RD client.
- Use Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac to connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin. With Microsoft Remote Desktop, you can be productive no matter where you are.
- Remote Desktop Connection (RDC, also called Remote Desktop, formerly Microsoft Terminal Services Client, mstsc or tsclient) is the client application for RDS. It allows a user to remotely log into a networked computer running the terminal services server. RDC presents the desktop interface (or application GUI) of the remote system, as if it were accessed locally.
- Since it works with Vista and is a Universal application, Remote Desktop Connection Client 2 is compatible with the latest technologies on Windows and Mac platforms. A more Mac-like experience. A redesigned user interface makes this application more customizable.
Before you start, make sure you check out the supported configuration article, which discusses the PCs that you can connect to using the Remote Desktop clients. Also check out the client FAQ.
The following client apps are available:
Device | Get the app | Set up instructions |
---|---|---|
Windows Desktop | Windows Desktop client | Get started with the Windows Desktop client |
Windows Store | Windows 10 client in the Microsoft Store | Get started with the Windows Store client |
Android | Android client in Google Play | Get started with the Android client |
iOS | iOS client in the iTunes store | Get started with the iOS client |
macOS | macOS client in the iTunes store | Get started with the macOS client |
Configuring the remote PC
To configure your remote PC before accessing it remotely, Allow access to your PC.
Remote Desktop client URI scheme
You can integrate features of Remote Desktop clients across platforms by enabling a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme. Check out the supported URI attributes that you can use with the iOS, Mac, and Android clients.
Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit has kept true to its promise from a couple of weeks ago by announcing an update to its Remote Desktop Connection client today... in beta form. RDC 2.0 for Mac (beta 1) has been a looooong time coming, and finally brings RDC up to Universal Binary status. But that's just the beginning of the listed features. According to Microsoft's download site, here are some features you can expect to see in the new beta:
- Universal Binary
Runs natively on both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. - Remote Desktop Protocol 6.0
Provides better compatibility with Windows Vista, improved security features, and many other improvements. - Multiple Sessions
Lets you connect to multiple Windows-based computers at the same time. - Improved User Experience
Provides a true Mac experience and improved usability. - Improved Customization Options
Lets you change application preferences, including keyboard shortcuts, while you are running a session. Changes take effect the next time that you connect. - Dynamic Screen Resizing
Lets you resize your session window or switch to full-screen mode during a session. - Improved Printing Support
Supports all configured printers on your Mac. No longer limited to PostScript printers.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2 Download
For those not familiar, RDC allows you to remote desktop into your Windows computer from a Mac. And despite Microsoft's sometimes shoddy reputation among Mac users, RDC works pretty darn well for the task at hand. It's not virtualization of course, and so people who want to run Windows apps natively will still want to run something like Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion. However, RDC is certainly very helpful for performing small tasks on a Windows machine that's across the room, down the hall, or on the other side of campus (as the case may be).
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2 Release
Also announced today was an update to Microsoft's Office Open XML File Format Converter. The software was originally released in May of this year as a way to convert Open XML documents created with the Windows version of Office 2007 to a Mac-friendly format. Version 0.2 (Beta) 'improves conversion of Word documents that contain XML content, inline graphics, hyperlinked graphics, WMF/EMF graphics, SmartArt graphics, tracked changes in the document header and footer, Unicode characters, and Japanese Rubi fields,' writes Microsoft. 'In addition, this version succeeds when converting Word documents that contain bibliography fields, citation fields, and complex tables.'
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client For Mac Beta 2017
The RDC beta is currently only available in English, although you can expect that other languages will be supported once the final version is released. It also expires on March 31, 2008—but luckily for us, RDC is free (or has been in the past, anyway), so when the final version gets released, you hopefully won't be put in a bind. The Open XML converter expires at the end of 2007.