Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端是一款免费的Windows 10(Windows 10)应用程序，可通过Microsoft Store获得，当您需要远程访问另一台 Windows 计算机或设备(Windows computer or device)时非常有用。这个通用远程桌面客户端(desktop client)既适用于您网络(network and devices)中可用的设备，也适用于具有可通过 Internet 访问的公共 IP 地址的设备。例如，当您在家工作时，您可以使用它连接工作中的Windows 计算机。(Windows computer)以下是如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端来处理远程计算机和设备：
如何安装Microsoft 远程桌面客户端(Microsoft Remote Desktop client)应用程序
Windows 10默认未安装 Microsoft 远程桌面应用，因此(Microsoft Remote Desktop)您需要手动安装。要获取它，请单击或点击此链接(click or tap on this link)或打开Microsoft Store，搜索“远程桌面”("remote desktop,")，然后单击或点击结果列表中的Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)应用程序。
单击或点击获取(Get)或安装(Install)，然后等待远程桌面客户端(desktop client)安装。
如何在Windows 10中启动(Windows 10)远程桌面应用程序(Remote Desktop app)
在Windows 10(Windows 10)中打开任何内容的最快方法是使用搜索。这也适用于Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)应用程序：在任务栏的搜索字段(search field)中键入“远程桌面”("remote desktop")，选择远程桌面(Remote Desktop)应用程序，然后单击或点击打开(Open)。
另一种方法是打开开始菜单(Start Menu)，滚动浏览所有应用程序(All apps)列表，直到找到远程桌面(Remote Desktop)快捷方式，然后单击或点击它。
首次启动该应用程序时，您会看到一个屏幕，通知您可以使用它做什么。
如何在Microsoft 远程桌面客户端中添加远程(Microsoft Remote Desktop client)Windows 计算机(Windows computer)
您可以从运行任何版本的Windows 10(Windows 10)（包括Windows 10 家庭(Home)版）的设备启动远程连接。但是，您只能远程连接到运行Windows 10 专业版和企业版(Pro and Enterprise)、Windows 8.1和 8企业版和专业版(Enterprise and Pro)、Windows 7专业版(Professional)、企业版(Enterprise)和旗舰版(Ultimate)以及比Windows Server 2008更新的(Windows Server 2008)Windows Server版本的计算机或设备。您无法使用此应用程序连接到Mac OS X 或 Linux 计算机。(Mac OS X or Linux computers)
要使用Microsoft Remote Desktop(Microsoft Remote Desktop)连接到远程计算机，您首先需要设置该计算机以允许远程连接。有关如何执行此操作的详细说明，请阅读：如何在Windows 10（或 Windows 7）中启用远程桌面。(Remote Desktop)
要连接到远程计算机，请在Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端中，单击或点击右上角的添加(Add)。
当通用远程桌面客户端(desktop client)要求您“选择要添加的内容”时，("Choose what to add,")选择桌面(Desktop)。
(Enter)在PC 名称(PC name)文本字段中输入目标计算机(target computer)的名称（在我的例子中为Codrut-Laptop）或其 IP 地址。请注意，您还可以指定要使用的端口，例如OfficePC:37770。这就是配置与另一台 Windows 计算机(Windows computer)的远程桌面连接(desktop connection)所需的全部内容，因此您只需单击或点击保存(Save)即可。
如果您保留其他所有内容，则在启动远程桌面连接(desktop connection)时，系统会要求您使用具有远程桌面访问权限的用户帐户进行身份验证。(user account)但是，您可能需要先调整一些其他配置选项：阅读本指南的下一部分以了解它们是什么。
如何配置与Windows 计算机的远程(Windows computer)桌面连接(desktop connection)
为了使事情变得更容易并根据需要配置远程桌面连接(desktop connection)，您还可以调整以下设置：
用户帐户：(User account:)单击或点击字段右侧的+ (plus) ，然后输入您要使用的用户帐户的名称。(user account)您可以按以下格式输入用户帐户的名称： (user account)username、domainusername或[email protected]。如果您希望更快地建立连接，您还可以在密码(Password)字段中指定用户的密码。此外，为了获得更友好的体验，您还可以在显示名称(Display name)字段中输入该用户帐户的昵称。(user account)
在“显示名称(Display name)”字段中，输入要连接的Windows 计算机的友好名称，以便更轻松地识别它。(Windows computer)如果将此字段留空，则使用该计算机的名称。
单击或点击“添加桌面”("Add a desktop")窗格末尾的显示更多。(Show more)然后，您可以更改远程桌面连接(desktop connection)的以下设置：
- 组：(Group:)将远程桌面连接(desktop connection)包含在您指定的连接组中。如果您使用许多远程Windows(Windows)计算机，这会很有用。
- 网关：(Gateway:)如果您要连接到公司网络内的Windows 计算机，则需要此信息，您可以从(Windows computer)网络管理员(network administrator)处获取网关详细信息。对于家庭网络，您不需要它。
- 连接到管理员会话：(Connect to admin session:)如果要连接到Windows 服务器(Windows server)上的控制台会话，请选中此设置。
- 交换鼠标按钮：交换鼠标(Swap mouse buttons:)左键和右键。如果您要连接的远程计算机是为左撇子用户配置的，并且您想要相反或相反的方式，请启用此选项。
- 将我的远程会话分辨率设置为：(Set my remote session resolution to:)选择要用于远程计算机的显示分辨率。(display resolution)如果您保留默认设置(default setting)，远程桌面分辨率(desktop resolution)将调整为您的Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端窗口的分辨率。
- 更改显示大小：(Change the size of the display:)如果您为远程计算机选择了高分辨率，则此设置会调整屏幕上项目的大小。
- 调整大小时更新远程会话分辨率：(Update the remote session resolution on resize:)如果启用，更改Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop) 客户端窗口(client window)的大小会自动更改远程桌面计算机(desktop computer)的分辨率。
- 剪贴板：(Clipboard:)如果启用它，您可以在远程计算机和 Windows 10 计算机之间复制和粘贴项目。
- 音频播放：(Audio Playback:)让您选择远程连接会话开启时使用的(connection session)音频设备(audio device)。您可以选择在 Windows 10 计算机上、远程计算机上或两者都不播放来自远程计算机的声音。
- 录音：(Audio Recording:)如果您激活此设置，您可以在远程计算机上使用 Windows 10 计算机上的麦克风。
完成所有设置后，单击或点击(click or tap)保存(Save)。然后，您会看到您的远程计算机显示为您选择的组(Group)中的一个选项。如果您未指定Group，则默认为Saved Desktops。
如何使用Microsoft 远程桌面客户端连接到远程(Microsoft Remote Desktop client)Windows 计算机(Windows computer)
在Microsoft 远程桌面的(Microsoft Remote Desktop's)窗口中，单击或点击(click or tap)要连接的远程计算机。然后，应用程序连接到它，除非您已经为其配置了用户帐户(user account)，否则应用程序会要求您提供凭据。键入您要连接的设备的凭据，然后按Connect。
接下来，除非您的网络管理员(network administrator)为远程连接配置了证书，否则您会被告知该连接未经受信任的机构认证。
如果您不想在每次远程连接时都看到此警告，请选中“不再询问此证书”选项。("Don't ask about this certificate again.")然后，要开始远程连接，请单击或点击(click or tap) 连接(Connect)。
最后，您连接到远程Windows 计算机或设备(Windows computer or device)。您现在可以看到它的桌面，并且可以像在它面前一样开始工作。
如何使用远程桌面应用程序中的可用选项(Remote Desktop app)
当您连接到远程Windows 计算机或设备(Windows computer or device)时，在窗口顶部，您会看到两个按钮：缩放(Zoom)和更多(More)。
单击或点击缩放(Zoom)可放大远程屏幕以获得更好的可读性。再次按下它可将显示恢复为完整的远程桌面视图(remote desktop view)。
更多 (...)(More (...))按钮在窗口右侧显示两个选项：断开连接(Disconnect)，关闭远程桌面连接(desktop connection)，全屏(Full-screen)，在全屏和窗口模式之间切换Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop) 客户端窗口。(client window)
如何在Microsoft 远程桌面客户端中编辑远程(Microsoft Remote Desktop client)桌面连接(desktop connection)
如果您想在创建远程桌面连接后更改它的设置，请在(desktop connection)Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端的仪表板上，单击或点击(click or tap)右下角的三个点按钮。
这将打开一个包含几个选项的菜单。第一个是Edit并调出我们之前解释过的远程桌面连接(desktop connection)的所有设置。您还可以从远程连接列表中删除(Remove)远程计算机，使远程连接“在此窗口中启动”("Start in this window,")或“将 [it] 固定到启动”("Pin [it] to Start")，以便您可以更快地启动它。
如何配置远程桌面连接的常规设置
Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)应用程序还包括一些适用于所有远程连接的其他有用设置。要访问这些连接设置，请单击或点击(click or tap)Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)右上角的设置(Settings)按钮。
在“设置”(Settings)窗格中，您可以添加一个用户帐户(User account)，该帐户可用于在您创建或已添加的所有远程桌面连接中进行选择，指定默认网关(Gateway)和组(Group)，以及选择是否在全屏。
此外，您还可以选择在调整Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)窗口时如何调整远程桌面的大小，选择何时将键盘快捷键发送到远程桌面计算机(desktop computer)或保留在本地Windows 10计算机上，以及“防止屏幕超时"("Prevent the screen from timing out")当远程会话处于活动状态时。
最后，您可以使Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)客户端“显示桌面预览”("Show desktop previews")（请参阅应用程序仪表板上的远程 PC 的桌面预览）和“帮助改进远程桌面”("Help improve Remote Desktop")（向Microsoft发送有关您如何使用该应用程序的匿名数据）。
提示：(TIP:) 您(Did)是否知道有适用于Mac计算机的(Mac)Microsoft 远程桌面(Microsoft Remote Desktop)应用程序版本？要了解更多信息，请阅读如何(How)从Mac远程访问 Windows 10(access Windows 10)。
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How to use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to remote PCs
The Microsoft Remote Desktop client is a free Windows 10 app, available through the Microsoft Store, useful when you need remote access to another Windows computer or device. This universal remote desktop client works both with devices available in your network and devices with public IP addresses that are accessible through the internet. For example, you can use it to connect to a Windows computer from work, while you are working from home. Here's how to use the Microsoft Remote Desktop client in Windows 10 to work with remote computers and devices:
How to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop client app
The Microsoft Remote Desktop app is not installed by default in Windows 10, so you need to install it manually. To get it, click or tap on this link or open the Microsoft Store, search for "remote desktop," and click or tap on the Microsoft Remote Desktop app in the list of results.
Click or tap Get or Install and wait for the remote desktop client to install.
How to start the Remote Desktop app in Windows 10
The fastest way to open anything in Windows 10 is to use the search. That goes for the Microsoft Remote Desktop app too: type "remote desktop" in the search field on your taskbar, select the Remote Desktop app and then click or tap on Open.
Another way is to open the Start Menu, and scroll through the All apps list until you find the Remote Desktop shortcut, and then click or tap on it.
When you first launch the app, you can see a screen informing you of what you can do with it.
How to add a remote Windows computer in the Microsoft Remote Desktop client
You can initiate a remote connection from devices running any edition of Windows 10, including Windows 10 Home. However, you can connect remotely only to computers or devices that are running Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise, Windows 8.1 and 8 Enterprise and Pro, Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate, and Windows Server versions newer than Windows Server 2008. You cannot connect to Mac OS X or Linux computers using this app.
To connect to a remote computer using Microsoft Remote Desktop, you first need to set up that computer to allow remote connections. For detailed instructions on how to do this, read: How to enable Remote Desktop in Windows 10 (or Windows 7).
To connect to the remote computer, in the Microsoft Remote Desktop client, click or tap on Add on the top-right corner.
When the universal remote desktop client asks you to "Choose what to add," select Desktop.
Enter the name of the target computer (in my case, Codrut-Laptop) or its IP address into the PC name text field. Note that you can also specify the port to use, like, for example, OfficePC:37770. That's all you need to configure a remote desktop connection to another Windows computer, so you could simply click or tap Save.
If you leave everything else as is, when you initiate the remote desktop connection, you are asked to authenticate with a user account that has remote desktop access. However, there are a few additional configuration options that you might want to adjust first: read the next sections of this guide to find out what they are.
How to configure a remote desktop connection to a Windows computer
To make things easier and configure the remote desktop connection just as you want it, you can also adjust the following settings:
User account: click or tap on the + (plus) sign to the right of the field and enter the name of the user account that you want to use. You can enter the name of the user account in the following formats: username, domainusername, or [email protected]. If you want the connection to be made even faster, you can also specify the user's password in the Password field. Furthermore, for a friendlier experience, you can also type a nickname for that user account, in the Display name field.
In the Display name field, enter a friendly name for the Windows computer to which you're going to connect so that you can identify it more easily. If you leave this field empty, the name of that computer is used instead.
Click or tap on Show more at the end of the "Add a desktop" pane. Then, you can change the following settings for the remote desktop connection:
- Group: includes the remote desktop connection in the group of connections you specify. This can be useful if you use many remote Windows computers.
- Gateway: you need this information if you are going to connect to a Windows computer inside a corporate network, and you can get the gateway details from your network administrator. For home networks, you don't need it.
- Connect to admin session: check this setting if you want to connect to a console session on a Windows server.
- Swap mouse buttons: swaps the left and right-click mouse buttons. Enable this option if the remote computer to which you're going to connect is configured for a left-handed user and you want the opposite, or the other way around.
- Set my remote session resolution to: select the display resolution you want to use for the remote computer. If you leave the default setting, the remote desktop resolution is adjusted to that of your Microsoft Remote Desktop client window.
- Change the size of the display: If you've selected a high resolution for the remote computer, this setting adjusts the size of the items on the screen.
- Update the remote session resolution on resize: If enabled, changing the size of the Microsoft Remote Desktop client window automatically changes the resolution of the remote desktop computer.
- Clipboard: if you enable it, you can copy and paste items between the remote computer and your Windows 10 computer.
- Audio Playback: lets you choose the audio device used when a remote connection session is on. You can choose to play sounds from the remote computer on your Windows 10 computer, on the remote computer, or on neither of them.
- Audio Recording: if you activate this setting, you can use the microphone on your Windows 10 computer on the remote computer.
When you are done setting everything, click or tap on Save. Then, you see your remote computer displayed as an option in the Group you chose. If you didn't specify a Group, the default one is Saved Desktops.
How to connect to a remote Windows computer using the Microsoft Remote Desktop client
In Microsoft Remote Desktop's window, click or tap on the remote computer which you want to connect to. Then, the app connects to it and, unless you already configured the user account for it, the app asks you for the credentials. Type the credentials of the device you are connecting to and press Connect.
Next, unless your network administrator configured certificates for remote connections, you are informed that the connection is not certified by a trusted authority.
If you don't want to see this warning each time you remote connect, check the option that says "Don't ask about this certificate again." Then, to start the remote connection, click or tap Connect.
Finally, you connect to the remote Windows computer or device. You can now see its desktop, and you can start working as if you were in front of it.
How to use the options available in the Remote Desktop app
When you connect to a remote Windows computer or device, at the top of the window, you get two buttons: Zoom and More.
Clicking or tapping on Zoom enlarges the remote screen for better readability. Pressing it again restores the display to the full remote desktop view.
The More (...) button shows you two options on the right side of the window: Disconnect, which closes the remote desktop connection, and Full-screen, which switches your Microsoft Remote Desktop client window between full-screen and windowed mode.
How to edit a remote desktop connection in the Microsoft Remote Desktop client
If you want to change the settings of a remote desktop connection after you've created it, on the dashboard of the Microsoft Remote Desktop client, click or tap on the three dots button from its bottom-right corner.
This opens a menu with a few options. The first one is Edit and brings up all the settings of that remote desktop connection, which we explained earlier. You can also Remove the remote computer from your list of remote connections, make the remote connection "Start in this window," or "Pin [it] to Start" so that you can initiate it even faster.
How to configure the general settings of the remote desktop connections
The Microsoft Remote Desktop app also includes a few other useful settings that apply to all your remote connections. To access these connection settings, click or tap on the Settings button from the top-right corner of Microsoft Remote Desktop.
In the Settings pane, you can add a User account that's going to be available to choose in all the remote desktop connections you create or have already added, specify a default Gateway and Group, as well as choose whether all your remote connections are initiated in full screen.
Additionally, you can also choose how the remote desktop is resized when you adjust the Microsoft Remote Desktop window, choose when the keyboard shortcuts are sent to the remote desktop computer or kept on your local Windows 10 computer, and "Prevent the screen from timing out" when a remote session is active.
Finally, you can make the Microsoft Remote Desktop client "Show desktop previews" (see desktop previews of remote PCs on the app's dashboard) and "Help improve Remote Desktop" (which sends anonymous data to Microsoft about how you use the app).
TIP: Did you know there is a version of the Microsoft Remote Desktop app available for Mac computers? To learn more about it, read How to remote access Windows 10 from Mac.
Do you use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app?
Now that you've learned how to use the Microsoft Remote Desktop universal Windows app, give it a try and let us know what you think. Does it offer everything you need? Did you come across any issues while using it? Let us know using the comments section below.
