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Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

You can use the Remote Desktop client for Mac to work with Windows apps, resources, and desktops from your Mac computer. Use the following information to get started - and check out the FAQ if you have questions.

Note

• Curious about the new releases for the macOS client? Check out What's new for Remote Desktop on Mac?
• The Mac client runs on computers running macOS 10.10 and newer.
• The information in this article applies primarily to the full version of the Mac client - the version available in the Mac AppStore. Test-drive new features by downloading our preview app here: beta client release notes.

Get the Remote Desktop client

Follow these steps to get started with Remote Desktop on your Mac:

1. Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop client from the Mac App Store.
2. Set up your PC to accept remote connections. (If you skip this step, you can't connect to your PC.)
3. Add a Remote Desktop connection or a remote resource. You use a connection to connect directly to a Windows PC and a remote resource to use a RemoteApp program, session-based desktop, or a virtual desktop published on-premises using RemoteApp and Desktop Connections. This feature is typically available in corporate environments.

What about the Mac beta client?

We're testing new features on our preview channel on AppCenter. Want to check it out? Go to Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac and click Download. You don't need to create an account or sign into AppCenter to download the beta client.

If you already have the client, you can check for updates to ensure you have the latest version. In the beta client, click Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta at the top, and then click Check for updates.

Add a Remote Desktop connection

To create a remote desktop connection:

1. In the Connection Center, click +, and then click Desktop.

2. Enter the following information:

   • PC name - the name of the computer.
     • This can be a Windows computer name (found in the System settings), a domain name, or an IP address.
     • You can also add port information to the end of this name, like MyDesktop:3389.
   • User Account - Add the user account you use to access the remote PC.
     • For Active Directory (AD) joined computers or local accounts, use one of these formats: user_name, domainuser_name, or user_name@domain.com.
     • For Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined computers, use one of these formats: AzureADuser_name or AzureADuser_name@domain.com.
     • You can also choose whether to require a password.
     • When managing multiple user accounts with the same user name, set a friendly name to differentiate the accounts.
     • Manage your saved user accounts in the preferences of the app.

3. You can also set these optional settings for the connection:

   • Set a friendly name
   • Add a Gateway
   • Set the sound output
   • Swap mouse buttons
   • Enable Admin Mode
   • Redirect local folders into a remote session
   • Forward local printers
   • Forward Smart Cards

4. Click Save.

To start the connection, just double-click it. The same is true for remote resources.

Export and import connections

You can export a remote desktop connection definition and use it on a different device. Remote desktops are saved in separate .RDP files.

1. In the Connection Center, right-click the remote desktop.
2. Click Export.
3. Browse to the location where you want to save the remote desktop .RDP file.
4. Click OK.

Use the following steps to import a remote desktop .RDP file.

1. In the menu bar, click File > Import.
2. Browse to the .RDP file.
3. Click Open.

Add a remote resource

Remote resources are RemoteApp programs, session-based desktops, and virtual desktops published using RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.

• The URL displays the link to the RD Web Access server that gives you access to RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.
• The configured RemoteApp and Desktop Connections are listed.

To add a remote resource:

1. In the Connection Center click +, and then click Add Remote Resources.
2. Enter information for the remote resource:
   • Feed URL - The URL of the RD Web Access server. You can also enter your corporate email account in this field – this tells the client to search for the RD Web Access Server associated with your email address.
   • User name - The user name to use for the RD Web Access server you are connecting to.
   • Password - The password to use for the RD Web Access server you are connecting to.
3. Click Save.

The remote resources will be displayed in the Connection Center.

Connect to an RD Gateway to access internal assets

A Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) lets you connect to a remote computer on a corporate network from anywhere on the Internet. You can create and manage your gateways in the preferences of the app or while setting up a new desktop connection.

To set up a new gateway in preferences:

1. In the Connection Center, click Preferences > Gateways.
2. Click the + button at the bottom of the table Enter the following information:
   • Server name – The name of the computer you want to use as a gateway. This can be a Windows computer name, an Internet domain name, or an IP address. You can also add port information to the server name (for example: RDGateway:443 or 10.0.0.1:443).
   • User name - The user name and password to be used for the Remote Desktop gateway you are connecting to. You can also select Use connection credentials to use the same user name and password as those used for the remote desktop connection.

Manage your user accounts

When you connect to a desktop or remote resources, you can save the user accounts to select from again. You can manage your user accounts by using the Remote Desktop client.

To create a new user account:

1. In the Connection Center, click Settings > Accounts.
2. Click Add User Account.
3. Enter the following information:
   • User Name - The name of the user to save for use with a remote connection. You can enter the user name in any of the following formats: user_name, domainuser_name, or user_name@domain.com.
   • Password - The password for the user you specified. Every user account that you want to save to use for remote connections needs to have a password associated with it.
   • Friendly Name - If you are using the same user account with different passwords, set a friendly name to distinguish those user accounts.
4. Tap Save, and then tap Settings.

Customize your display resolution

You can specify the display resolution for the remote desktop session.

1. In the Connection Center, click Preferences.
2. Click Resolution.
3. Click +.
4. Enter a resolution height and width, and then click OK.

To delete the resolution, select it, and then click -.

Displays have separate spacesIf you are running Mac OS X 10.9 and disabled Displays have separate spaces in Mavericks (System Preferences > Mission Control), you need to configure this setting in the remote desktop client using the same option.

Drive redirection for remote resources

Drive redirection is supported for remote resources, so that you can save files created with a remote application locally to your Mac. The redirected folder is always your home directory displayed as a network drive in the remote session.

Note

In order to use this feature, the administrator needs to set the appropriate settings on the server.

Use a keyboard in a remote session

Mac keyboard layouts differ from the Windows keyboard layouts.

• The Command key on the Mac keyboard equals the Windows key.
• To perform actions that use the Command button on the Mac, you will need to use the control button in Windows (e.g.: Copy = Ctrl + C).
• The function keys can be activated in the session by pressing additionally the FN key (e.g.: FN + F1).
• The Alt key to the right of the space bar on the Mac keyboard equals the Alt Gr/right Alt key in Windows.

By default, the remote session will use the same keyboard locale as the OS you're running the client on. (If your Mac is running an en-us OS, that will be used for the remote sessions as well.) If the OS keyboard locale is not used, check the keyboard setting on the remote PC and change it manually. See the Remote Desktop Client FAQ for more information about keyboards and locales.

Support for Remote Desktop gateway pluggable authentication and authorization

Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced support for a new authentication method, Remote Desktop Gateway pluggable authentication and authorization, which provides more flexibility for custom authentication routines. You can now try this authentication model with the Mac client.

Important

Custom authentication and authorization models before Windows 8.1 are not supported, although the article above discusses them.

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To learn more about this feature, check out https://aka.ms/paa-sample.

Tip

Questions and comments are always welcome. However, please do NOT post a request for troubleshooting help by using the comment feature at the end of this article. Instead, go to the Remote Desktop client forum and start a new thread. Have a feature suggestion? Tell us in the client user voice forum.

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This article is for IT administrators managing OneDrive settings in work or school environments. If you're not an IT administrator, read Get started with the new OneDrive sync app on Mac OS X.

Manage OneDrive settings on macOS using property list (Plist) files

Use the following keys to preconfigure or change settings for your users. The keys are the same whether you run the store edition or the standalone edition of the sync app, but the property list file name and domain name will be different. When you apply the settings, make sure to target the appropriate domain depending on the edition of the sync app.

Standalone	Mac App Store
PList Location	~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDrive.plist	~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac/Data/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac.plist
Domain	com.microsoft.OneDrive	com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac

Deploy the sync app settings

Deploy the settings on macOS in the typical way:

1. Quit the OneDrive application.

2. Define the settings you want to change by creating a Plist with the values, or use a script to set the default values.

3. Deploy the settings onto the local computer.

4. Refresh the preferences cache.

   On the next start of OneDrive, the new settings will be picked up.

Overview of settings

The following table lists all the settings that are currently exposed for the OneDrive sync app. You need to configure the parameters in parentheses.

Setting	Description	Parameters	Example Plist Entry
Disable personal accounts	Blocks users from signing in and syncing files in personal OneDrive accounts. If this key is set after a user has set up sync with a personal account, the user will be signed out.	DisablePersonalSync (Bool): When set to true, this parameter prevents users from adding or syncing personal accounts.	<key>DisablePersonalSync</key> <(Bool)/>
Default folder location	Specifies the default location of the OneDrive folder for each organization	TenantID (String): TenantID determines which accounts the default folder location setting should apply to. Find your Office 365 tenant ID DefaultFolderPath (String): DefaultFolder specifies the default folder location. Mac App Store: The path must already exist when users set up the sync app. Standalone: The path will be created on users' computers if it doesn't already exist. Only with the Standalone sync app can you prevent users from changing the location.	<key>Tenants</key> <dict> <key>(TenantID)</key> <dict> <key>DefaultFolder</key> <string>(DefaultFolderPath)</string> </dict> </dict>
Automatic upload bandwidth percentage	Enables the sync app to automatically set the amount of bandwidth used based on available bandwidth for uploading files	AutomaticUploadBandwidthPercentage (int): This parameter determines the percentage of local upload bandwidth that the sync app can use. Accepted values are from 1 through 99.	<key>AutomaticUploadBandwidthPercentage</key> <int>(Bandwidth)</int>
Set maximum upload throughput	Sets the maximum upload throughput rate in kilobytes (KB)/sec for computers running the OneDrive sync app	UploadBandwidthLimited (int): This parameter determines the upload throughput in KB/sec that the sync app can use. The minimum rate is 50 KB/sec and the maximum rate is 100,000 KB/sec.	<key>UploadBandwidthLimited</key> <int>(Upload Throughput Rate in KB/sec)</int>
Set maximum download throughput	Sets the maximum download throughput rate in kilobytes (KB)/sec for computers running the OneDrive sync app	DownloadBandwidthLimited (int): This parameter determines the download throughput in KB/sec that the sync app can use. The minimum rate is 50 KB/sec and the maximum rate is 100,000 KB/sec.	<key>DownloadBandwidthLimited</key> <int>(Download Throughput Rate in KB/sec)</int>
Dock icon	Specifies whether a dock icon for OneDrive is shown	HideDockIcon (Bool): When set to true, this parameter hides the OneDrive dock icon even when the application is running.	<key>HideDockIcon</key> <(Bool)/>
Open at login	Specifies whether OneDrive starts automatically when the user logs in	OpenAtLogin (Bool): When set to true, OneDrive will start automatically when the user logs in on the Mac.	<key>OpenAtLogin</key> <(Bool)/>
Enable Files On-Demand	Specifies whether Files On-Demand is enabled. If you don't set this setting, Files On-Demand will be enabled automatically as we roll out the feature, and users can turn the setting on or off	FilesOnDemandEnabled (Bool): When set to true, new users who set up the sync app will download online-only files by default. When set to false, Files On-Demand will be disabled and users won't be able to turn it on.	<key>FilesOnDemandEnabled</key> <(Bool)/>
Disable download toasts	Prevents toasts from appearing when applications cause file contents to be downloaded	DisableHydrationToast (Bool): When set to true, toasts will not appear when applications trigger the download of file contents.	<key>DisableHydrationToast</key> <(Bool)/>
Block apps from downloading online-only files	Prevents applications from automatically downloading online-only files. You can use this setting to lock down applications that don't work correctly with your deployment of Files On-Demand.	HydrationDisallowedApps (String): Json in the following format [{'ApplicationId':'appId','MaxBundleVersion':'1.1','MaxBuildVersion':'1.0'}] 'AppID' can be either the BSD process name or the bundle display name. MaxBuildVersion denotes the maximum build version of the application that will be blocked. MaxBundleVersion denotes the maximum bundle version of the application that will be blocked	<key>HydrationDisallowedApps </key> <string> [{'ApplicationId':'appId','MaxBundleVersion':'1.1','MaxBuildVersion':'1.0'}, {'ApplicationId':'appId2','MaxBundleVersion':'3.2','MaxBuildVersion':'2.0'}]</string> <(Bool)/>
SharePoint Server Front Door URL	Specifies the SharePoint Server 2019 on-premises URL that the OneDrive sync app should try to authenticate and sync against	SharePointOnPremFrontDoorUrl (string): The URL of the on-premises SharePoint Server.	<key>SharePointOnPremFrontDoorUrl</key> <string>https://Contoso.SharePoint.com</string>
SharePoint Server Tenant Name	Specifies the name of the folder created for syncing the SharePoint Server 2019 files specified in the Front Door URL.	SharePointOnPremTenantName (string): The name that will be used when creating a folder to sync the on-premises SharePoint Server files. If specified, the folder names will take the form of: OneDrive – TenantName TenantName If not specified, the folder names will use the first segment of the FrontDoorURL as the Tenant Name. Example - https://Contoso.SharePoint.com will use Contoso as the Tenant Name	<key>SharePointOnPremTenantName</key> <string>Contoso</string>
SharePoint OnPrem Prioritization	For hybrid scenarios where the email is the same for both SharePoint Server on-premises and SharePoint Online, determines whether or not the client should set up sync for SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online first during the first-run scenario.	SharePointOnPremPrioritizationPolicy (int): This parameter determines which service to attempt to authenticate against for setting up sync. 1 indicates OneDrive should setup SharePoint Server on-premises first, followed by SharePoint Online.	<key>SharePointOnPremPrioritizationPolicy</key> <int>(0 or 1)</int>
BlockExternalSync	Prevents the sync app from syncing libraries and folders shared from other organizations.	BlockExternalSync (Bool): Set to true to prevent syncing OneDrive for Business and SharePoint libraries and folders from organizations other than the user's own organization. Set to false or do not include the setting to allow. Learn about OneDrive B2B Sync.	<key>BlockExternalSync</key> <(Bool)/>

You can also configure the OneDrive Standalone sync app to receive delayed updates.

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PList Location	~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdater.plist
Domain	com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdater

Setting	Description	Parameters	Example Plist Entry
Tier	Defines the update ring for the computer	UpdateRing (String): This parameter has two different values. Production - The default update ring for OneDrive updates. Insiders - This update ring receives updates that are 'pre-production' and will allow you to play with features before they are released. Note that builds from this ring may be less stable. Enterprise - This update ring receives updates after they have rolled out through the Production ring. It also lets you control the deployment of updates. For more info about the update rings and how the sync app checks for updates, see The OneDrive sync app update process.	<key>Tier</key> <string>(UpdateRing)</string>