Use Remote Desktop on your Windows, Android, or iOS device to connect to a Windows 10 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.

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).

Use Remote Desktop on your Windows, Android, or iOS device to connect to a Windows 10 PC from afar. Here's how to set up your PC to allow remote connections and then connect to the PC you set up.

Windows Remote Assistance lets someone you trust take over your PC and fix a problem from wherever they are. Before you can use it, you'll need to enable access. In the search box on the taskbar, type remote assistance, and then select Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer from the list of

Quick Assist lets someone you trust take over your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC and fix a problem from wherever they are.

Resolves an issue with Windows that returns an error message if you try to use the Remote Desktop Connection tool when you are not an administrator.

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.

Fixes an issue in which a remote desktop is not displayed in Full-Screen mode in RDC. This issue occurs if you configure the desktop to use a screen resolution of 1366× 768 pixels on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.