{"id":1203646,"date":"2023-11-16T12:42:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1203646"},"modified":"2023-11-16T12:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:42:41","slug":"the-windows-app-for-mac-ios-and-browsers-is-a-fancy-remote-desktop-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1203646","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cWindows App\u201d for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> If you have a bunch of Windows systems, Microsoft now has an app for that. It’s called “Windows App.” Microsoft just has a certain way with naming things. (credit: Microsoft)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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It feels strange to say it, but it’s true: There is an app called, simply, “Windows.” It’s available for early testing<\/a> on Mac, iOS and iPad, the web, Windows, and eventually Android, and it’s made by Microsoft. The fact that it exists, with such a strong and simple name, says something larger than the rather plain and starting-stage app it is now.<\/p>\n

“Windows App,” as named by Microsoft in a rare bit of minimalism, is essentially a convenient remote desktop connection to a Windows OS on a physical system, an Azure virtual desktop, a Dev Box, or elsewhere. There are some other tricks<\/a> you can pull off, too, like using your local device’s webcam, speakers, and printer connections with your remote Windows system. But you can easily read a “Windows app” for multiple platforms, including web browsers generally, as being the next step in Microsoft’s slow march toward making a virtual Windows OS something that seems convenient for everybody, whether on a business or personal account.<\/p>\n

At the moment, you need a work or school account with Microsoft to use most of the features beyond a traditional remote desktop connection. To use a remote desktop connection, the Windows instance you’re connecting to must be running a Pro edition, as Home lacks the ability to host a remote desktop connection. There are, of course, many ways to connect to a remote PC from nearly any device, including RealVNC<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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