
Although Google says this extension is best designed for Chrome, it also will work in the new Microsoft Edge, too. To get started, you’ll want to turn on your Windows 10 PC and download and install the Chrome Remote Desktop extension for Chrome or Microsoft Edge. This will then give you remote access to access Office or your other apps from your Windows 10 PC. The Android client supports devices running Android 9 and later, as well as Chromebooks with ChromeOS 53 and later.Curious about the new releases for the Android client? Check out What's new for the Android client.With Chrome Remote Desktop, you can stream your Windows PC over the internet to your Chromebook, MacBook, Linux device, or other phone or tablet.

Add a Remote Desktop connection or remote resources.Launch RD client from your list of apps.Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop client from Google Play.Here's how to set up the Remote Desktop client on your Android device: Learn more about Android applications on Chrome at Chrome OS Systems Supporting Android Apps.

Remote Desktop connections let you connect directly to a Windows PC and remote resources to access apps and desktops published to you by an admin. Now that you have the client on your device, you can add Remote Desktop connections to access your remote resources.īefore you add a connection, if you haven't done so already, set up your PC to accept remote connections. In the Connection Center, tap +, and then tap Desktop.Įnter the name of the remote PC into PC name. This name 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 10.0.0.1:3389).

Select Add user account to save an account that you use frequently so you don't have to enter credentials every time you sign in.Select Enter every time for the client to ask for your credentials every time you connect to the remote PC.Select the User name you use to access the Remote PC. In Friendly name, you can enter an easy-to-remember name for the PC you're connecting to.You can also tap on Show additional options to set the following optional parameters: To learn more about user accounts, see Manage your user accounts. If you don't specify a friendly name, the PC name is displayed instead.
