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RDP from macOS to a Windows VPS

Connect from a Mac to your Windows VPS with Microsoft's free Windows App.

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On a Mac, you connect to a Windows VPS with Windows App, Microsoft's free Remote Desktop app. You need the server's IP address, the user name Administrator and the server password, all shown on the server's page in the client area.

Install Windows App

Windows App in the Mac App Store.

Download Windows App from the Mac App Store and open it.

Windows App open on a Mac.

Add your Windows VPS

Step 1: Add a PC.
Click the + icon at the top and choose Add PC.

Plus icon in the Windows App toolbar.

Add PC in the plus menu.

Step 2: Enter the IP address.
In PC name, type your server's public IP address. If you changed the Remote Desktop port, add it after a colon, for example 203.0.113.10:3390.

PC name field with an IP address.

Step 3: Choose how to log in.
Leave Credentials on Ask when required to type the user name and password when you connect.

Credentials set to Ask when required.

To save them instead, click Credentials, choose Add Credentials and enter Administrator and the server password.

Credentials menu with Add Credentials.

Add Credentials form with user name and password.

Step 4: Save.
Leave the other settings as they are and click Add.

Connect

Your VPS now appears under Saved PCs. Click it to connect, and log in as Administrator if asked. Next time, one click is enough.

If the connection fails, see the checks in Connect to your Windows VPS using RDP.

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