Connect Android phone to Windows 11/10 PC
Wouldn’t it be a huge benefit if you can remote access your Windows PC with your Android device so that you have access to files and programs when you cannot physically be at the same place? One such application that helps you easily connect your Android device to Windows PC is Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android.
Features of Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android
This is a free application that is easily available for download as Google’s PlaystoreThrough this app, you can access remote resources through your Remote Desktop GatewayIt allows for a rich multi-touch experience with the remote desktop protocol (RDP) and RemoteFX supporting Windows gesturesIt offers a secure connection to your data and applications with breakthrough Network Layer Authentication (NLA) technologySimple management of all remote connections from the connection centerIt supports High-quality video and sound streaming with improved compression and bandwidth usageSupport for Azure RemoteApp.
Using Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android
Setting up Remote Desktop for Android on your Windows 10 involves three easy workarounds. Let’s go through them one by one.
Configuring your Android device like your smartphone/tablet
To get started with Microsoft Remote Desktop on your Android device follow the below steps,
- Now, you need to 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 virtual desktop published on-premises. However, you need to make sure that you have configured your Windows PC rightly for the Desktop addition to be successful. The next section details the same on how you can configure your Windows PC for remote access via your Android device.
Configuring your Windows PC
Configuring your Windows is required to successfully add your desktop to your Android device. Before you try and connect your Windows PC from an Android device, the PC must be turned on, and it must have a network connection. Remote Desktop must be enabled, you must have network access to the remote computer (this could be through the Internet), and you must have permission to connect. For permission to connect, you must be on the list of users. Hence, always check the name of the computer you’re connecting to and to make sure Remote Desktop connections are allowed through its firewall. Enabling Remote Desktop The simplest way to allow access to your PC from a remote device is using the Remote Desktop options under Settings. Since this functionality was added in the Windows 10 Fall Creators update (1709), a separate downloadable app is also available, that provides similar functionality for earlier versions of Windows. Just follow the following steps, In case you have an earlier version of Windows 11/10 or Windows 8/7, then download and run the Microsoft Remote Desktop Assistant. This assistant updates your system settings to enable remote access, ensuring that your computer is awake for connections, and checks that your firewall allows Remote Desktop connections.
Creating a remote desktop connection on your Android device
To create a Remote Desktop connection:
PC name – The name of the computer. This can be a Windows computer name, an Internet domain name, or an IP address. You can also append port information to the PC name (for example, MyDesktop:3389 or 0.0.1:3389).User name – The username to use to access the remote PC. You can use the following formats: user_name, domain\user_name, or [email protected]. You can also specify whether to prompt for a username and password.
Once connected, and thanks to the touch capabilities of Windows, you can browse freely with touch gestures on the screen. Still, by opening up the settings menu from the top tab? You can drag the cursor with a swipe.
You can explore more features about Microsoft Remote Desktop like customized display, swap mouse buttons and more. To know more visit docs.microsoft.com. To download Microsoft Remote Desktop visit Google Playstore. This post will show you how to connect iPhone to Windows PC using Microsoft Remote Desktop.
