Remote Desktop clients. 2 minutes to read. Contributors. In this article Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 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. Before you start, make sure you check out the article, which discusses the PCs that you can connect to using the Remote Desktop clients.
A RDP 8.1 client update exists for Windows 7 SP1 as well, but unlike the RDP 8.0 update for Windows 7, it does not add a RDP 8.1 server component to Windows 7. Furthermore, if RDP 8.0 server function is desired on Windows 7, the KB 2592687 (RDP 8.0 client and server components) update must be installed before installing the RDP 8.1 update.
Also check out the. The following client apps are available: Device Get the app Set up instructions Windows Android iOS macOS Configuring the remote PC To configure your remote PC before accessing it remotely,. 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 that you can use with the iOS, Mac, and Android clients.