Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.

Connection to remote systems that are available on the Internet via a Remote Desktop Gateway. The ability to subscribe to Remote Resources (also known as RemoteApp) and Desktop Connections. You can ...

Microsoft will end support for its Remote Desktop app on May 27, 2025. After that date, the app will no longer be usable or available for download. But users will not be left out in the cold. They'll ...

The Remote Desktop app for Windows is (almost) dead; long live the Windows app. Microsoft said on Monday that its legacy Remote Desktop client, which has already been replaced on other platforms, will ...

Microsoft has announced that it's pulling the old Microsoft Remote Desktop tool that you could get in the Microsoft Store. The company is advising users to move over to the shiny new Windows App ...

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Smartphones and computers let you get things done anywhere and everywhere, but portability becomes more bane than blessing when you forget a critical file at home, especially if you’re the type of ...

The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. is a senior editor and ...

Google added a remote desktop extension to its Chrome web store a while back, but its getting more useful today with the release of Chrome Remote Desktop for Android. This app works like any number of ...

Google has updated the Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android, ditching the previous native app for a (buggy) new web-based version. Before today, Chrome Remote Desktop – Google’s free service that ...

If you need to “remote” in to a local PC while on vacation. there’s a new way to do it: the Windows App, which is replacing the Remote Desktop app within Windows. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app is one ...