Microsoft Remote Desktop is updated in the App Store: now it is easier to access Windows from an iPhone or iPad

The Microsoft Remote Desktop app is the app available on iOS (iPhone and iPad) that allows, through a specific protocol, remote control of our computer from an iPhone or iPad. An app that, however, had gone almost a year without receiving any update and for whose future, many feared.

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After all this time, the Microsoft Remote Desktop app reaches version 10 in an update that brings us a lot of improvementsand novelties, both in operation and in the aesthetic section."

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The new version of Microsoft Remote Desktop>The interface has been improved in the menus that offer access to the Connection Center, in which it allows the session to switch between PC and applications plus a new layout for the auxiliary on-screen keyboard."

Also Support has been added for Windows Virtual Desktop, a desktop and application virtualization service from Microsoft, which allows you to deploy desktops and Windows applications on Azure in no time. It is available on iOS but also on Windows, Android, Mac and HTML 5.

Windows Virtual Desktop support allows you to have on an iPad or an iPhone an experience similar to that offered by Windows 10 in a service which is optimized for Office 365 ProPlus.A system that allows Windows 7 users to run a version similar to Windows 10 in a virtual environment.

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This is the changelog that Microsoft Remote Desktop looks like with this update. In addition, it will not be the last, as the company has ensured that it will launch periodic updates:"

• Support for Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service.
• New Connection Center user interface.
• New in-session UI to switch between PC and connected apps.
• New layout for on-screen auxiliary keyboard.
• Improved external keyboard support.
• SwiftPoint Bluetooth mouse holder.
• Support for microphone redirection.
• Support for local storage redirection.
• Support for camera redirection (Windows 10 1809 or later required).
• Support for new iPhone and iPad devices.
• Dark and light theme support.
• Control whether your phone can be locked when connected to a PC or remote application.
• Collapse the session connection bar by long pressing the Remote Desktop logo.

The Microsoft Remote Desktop app for iOS lets you work with Windows desktops, apps, and resources from an iOS (iPhone and iPad). But it must be remembered that this option is only present in the most advanced versions of Windows (Pro, Business and Enterprise versions) while it cannot be accessed from Windows in the Home version. In addition, by default and for security reasons, it is disabled on our PC, so before starting to use it, it is necessary to activate it, something that we already saw in its day.

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A simple process that takes us to Properties of My Computerand enter the advanced configuration options by clicking on them from the menu on the left. We will follow the route Remote Access, Allow remote connections to this computer with the option of network level authentication enabled."

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