Again, you’ll have a better experience with a 10” iPad over your iPhone, and even the iPad Mini works pretty good as it too has more screen real estate. For instance here I’m using the split screen feature, and a swipe from the right side of the screen brings up the Charms bar.įor iOS, you know the drill, download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app from on your iPad or iPhone. When connecting to the modern UI, a lot of the same swipes and touch controls work the same as they do on a touch-enabled device.

Or if you’re connecting to a Windows 8.1 computer, as shown in this example, there’s a handy utility bar available to toggle between the modern UI and the desktop. In this example I connected to my Windows Home Server. If you need the onscreen keyboard you can easily pull that up by tapping its icon. At the top you have a Pan Control that allows you to zoom in on the screen and move it around easily. Now you’ll see the desktop of the computer you’re connected to. I am going to assume that since you’re remoting into a PC from your tablet, you know the one you want to connect to, so tap Trust Always. The first time you start a connection, you’ll see a screen like the one below advising it’s an untrusted certificate. Next enter in a name for the computer you’re connecting to, its host name or IP address, and the login credentials for that computer, then tap Done. Launch the app and from the Remote Desktops tab located on the left, tap the “+” icon at the upper left corner to add a new PC connection. Now it’s time to connect to your PC from your Android tablet - or if you’re in a pinch a smartphone will do. Remotely connect to Your PC from an Android Deviceįirst you’ll need to download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. On Windows 7, right-click Computer and select Properties to get to the same place. Then under the Remote Desktop section, select the option to allow remote connections as well as Network Level Authentication for better security. In Windows 8.1 you can also get there by searching for remote settings in the search box on the Start screen as shown below. To set up your Windows computer to accept remote connections, start by open Control Panel > System then click “Remote Settings” from the left pane.

You will need to be running Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise or the Pro version of Windows 8.x. You are able to use Remote Desktop to connect to other computers, just not the other way around. Editor Note: Home versions of Windows don’t allow incoming remote connections via RDP.

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