Use Remote Desktop on your Windows, Android, or iOS device to connect to a Windows PC from afar. Here's how to set up your PC to allow remote connections and then connect to the PC you set up.

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features that were introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. These features are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

This article describes an update for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.1 in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This update package provides the following improvements: Fixes connection reliability issues. Provides better error messages for connection failures.

Fixes an issue in which a remote desktop connection fails on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer. When this issue occurs, you receive an "Access Denied" error message.

Enables the Remote Desktop Connection client to perform restricted administration logons on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

You have a computer that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. You connect the computer to a remote desktop by using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.1 through a Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) server over User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

Consider the following scenario: You have a virtual machine that is running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). You install the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 Host, and you enable it by using Group Policy. You connect remotely to the virtual machine.

This article describes the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 8.1 client update that lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features were introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and they are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Describes a fix for an issue in which you cannot start an application on a remote computer from a Windows Embedded Compact 7 touch screen device. This issue occurs when double-tap the icon of the application in an RDP session.

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update lets you use the new Remote Desktop Services features that were introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. These features are now available for computers that are running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).