

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Gartner® Peer Insights™ content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner, Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Privileged Access Management, Peer Contributors, 21 December 2021. For more information, see Enable Remote Desktop on your PC.Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management, By Michael Kelley, etc., 19 July 2022. Remote Desktop clientĬonnect to Remote Desktop Services and remote PCs with the Remote Desktop client for WebĬonnect to Remote Desktop Services and remote PCs with the Remote Desktop client for macOSĬonnect to Remote Desktop Services and remote PCs with the Remote Desktop client for iOS and iPadOSĬonnect to Remote Desktop Services and remote PCs with the Remote Desktop client for Android and Chrome OSĬonnect to Remote Desktop Services and remote PCs with the Remote Desktop app for Windowsīefore you can connect to your remote PC, you'll need to enable Remote Desktop on it. Here's a list of the Remote Desktop client apps and our documentation for connecting to Remote Desktop Services or remote PCs, where you can find download links, what's new, and learn how to install and use each client. If you want information on Azure Virtual Desktop instead, see Remote Desktop clients for Azure Virtual Desktop. You can also use most versions of the Remote Desktop client to also connect to Azure Virtual Desktop, as well as to Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server or to a remote PC.

Some features are only available with certain clients, so it's important to check Compare the features of the Remote Desktop clients to understand the differences when connecting to Remote Desktop Services or remote PCs. Leave the apps open when you turn off the client.Access files and network resources on the remote PC.Device redirection, such as webcams, storage devices, and printers.

