Microsoft is replacing Remote Desktop with its new Windows app

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is ending support of its Remote Desktop app for Windows on May 27th. If you use the Remote Desktop app to connect to Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Microsoft Dev Box machines then you’ll have to transition to the Windows app instead. The new Windows app, which launched in September, includes multimonitor support, dynamic display resolutions, and easy access to cloud PCs and virtual desktops. Microsoft says “connections to Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Box via the Remote Desktop app from the Microsoft Store will be blocked after May 27th, 2025.” The Windows app interface. Image: Microsoft The existing Remote Desktop app is not to be confused with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection app that has shipped inside Windows for more than 20 years. This app will continue to exist in Windows 11 after May 27th, and Microsoft says it ... Read full article.