Microsoft will phase out Remote Desktop in 2026, replacing it with Windows App featuring better security and stability.

Thankfully, you may not need to use it.

Microsoft announced that it will drop support for the Remote Desktop app (available via the Microsoft Store) on May 27 and replace it with its new Windows App. "Connections to Windows 365, Azure ...

Microsoft is ending support for Remote Desktop, requiring users to switch over to its new Windows app. From May 27, the Remote Desktop app will no longer be available ...

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 ...

The new Windows App from Microsoft, which replaces the company's remote desktop apps, is now generally available on most platforms. Back in August, Microsoft announced it would make its new Windows ...

Just last week, Microsoft announced that the Skype app would no longer be available and would be replaced with Microsoft Teams by May. Yesterday, Microsoft made a similar announcement; however, this ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

To use Remote Desktop over LAN on Windows 11/10, you need to assign a static IP address to your computers. Below, we have covered the process of using Remote Desktop over LAN on Windows 11/10 in ...

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 ...