![]() ![]() But where MSTSC and MSRDC can use stylus input, URDC cannot. All three versions of Remote Desktop can redirect input from the local desktop to the remote desktop from keyboard, mouse, and touch devices, so you can use those devices on your local PC to control what’s happening on the remote PC. Where differences come into play is in what Microsoft calls redirections - that is, the ability to send signals from devices attached to the local PC or network to the target PC, and vice versa. That applies to various activities one might engage in on a desktop remotely using any of these programs. In its introduction it says, “You can control a remote PC by using a Microsoft Remote Desktop client” and, “The client can run on almost any device…” Furthermore, by going through any such client, “you can operate the apps that are installed on the PC, access the files and network resources of the PC, leave the apps open when you end the client.”īased on long-term personal experience, I can also say that at present, except for access to virtualized resources (VMs, virtualized apps, and more) and the interface differences, there’s little to distinguish MSTSC from URDC either. In fact, the Microsoft documentation “ Remote Desktop clients” describes both of them identically. You might ask: what are the differences among these Remote Desktop versions? Good question! As I write this, not even Microsoft makes much of a distinction between URDC and MSRDC. Three faces of remote desktop access for Windows 10 (See “ How to use Windows 10’s Quick Assist app for remote PC support” for more details.) With the three Remote Desktop options discussed in this article, the local user takes over the remote machine, whereas Quick Assist is collaborative and allows local and remote users to work on the remote PC. It’s aimed at tech support workers who want to teach and help remote users. There is, by the way, a fourth option for accessing PCs remotely in Windows 10: Quick Assist is a built-in Windows 10 feature that lets a local user and a remote user do things together on the remote user’s system. If you do so anyway, you’ll have to launch the URDC version of Remote Desktop through the Microsoft Store thereafter. Don’t use MSRDC unless you’re working in an AD-supported environment with virtualization infrastructure. It comes in three flavors for different Windows 10 versions: 64-bit, 32-bit and ARM64. The MSI (MicroSoft Installer) file for the MSRDC version of Remote Desktop may be downloaded from Microsoft’s “ Get started with the Windows Desktop client” documentation page.This essentially provides a UWP replacement for the old MSTSC version of remote access. Then, it too, shows up in response to typing remote into the search box. You must visit the Store, then download and install this version of Remote Desktop before it will run. URDC, is easily accessed via the Microsoft Store. Or type exe into the search or Run box (invoked by pressing the Windows key + R) typing mstc.exe inside a PowerShell or Command Prompt window works, too. Simply type remote into the Windows search box and select Remote Desktop Connection. At present, MSTSC (Remote Desktop Connection) is built into Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise.You can access the three different forms of Remote Desktop as follows: It also makes controls and settings more directly available (through the Settings control at the upper right corner of the app window) and shows a thumbnail view for active connections so users can see what’s on a remote desktop. On the right, the newer Remote Desktop app (URDC) presents a sleeker, more modern appearance. The General tab offers controls for quick connections, with other tabs (Display, Local Resources, and so on) for more detailed controls over the remote PC’s appearance, resolution, performance, and so forth. It’s been unchanged for a more than a decade. On the left, you see the old application-style Remote Desktop Connection (MSTSC). IDGįigure 1: Old-style Remote Desktop Connection (RDC or MSTSC) on the left, newfangled Remote Desktop (URDC) on the right. Figure 1 shows these two remote desktop clients side-by-side on a current Windows 10 desktop. ![]() Another is the newer Remote Desktop, a Universal Windows Platform app that Microsoft calls URDC, with package name Microsoft.RemoteDesktop_.0_圆4_8wekyb3d8bbwe. One is the old, familiar Terminal Server-based Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), also known as MSTSC for its executable name mstsc.exe. ![]() Ever need to access a computer remotely? It’s easy to do in Windows 10, but Microsoft has provided a few different ways to get there. ![]()
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