Windows 10 Remote Desktop App (vs legacy)

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Hi folks,
Business here, using remote desktop access for our Windows 10 Pro users (through a VPN) to connect to Server 2008 terminal service.
We have always used the legacy RDP client, but thought that I should check into the App that can be downloaded (for Free:p). I cannot see any place in the settings for the App to set up local resources (like clipboard and local printers; multiple monitors).
Am I missing some obscure setting location for those things?
thanks

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By “set up” you mean beyond “Use this PC’s devices when connected to a remote PC: Printer Off/On, Clipboard Off/On etc.”?

The last of seven Q&A items here may help regarding multiple monitors: Remote Desktop app help

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Hi Bruce – I do not even see the “use this PC;s devices…” option within the app. The settings are see are use account, gateway, group, Session settings: start connections in full screen, resizing apps, keyboard commands, timing out, then App settings: show…, help improve.
I feel like I am missing something?

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Hi Bruce – I do not even see the “use this PC;s devices…” option within the app. The settings are see are use account, gateway, group, Session settings: start connections in full screen, resizing apps, keyboard commands, timing out, then App settings: show…, help improve.
I feel like I am missing something?

My fault, I believe. I got the Windows 8 version from the Store to answer your question (which I’d used before but not recently).

I’d forgotten there’s a separate Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview app in the Store, which will become the Windows 10 version.

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This is what it looks like from my Win10 station

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This is what it looks like from my Win10 station

That’s the legacy desktop program. Here we’re discussing (or comparing) the app version.

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… and now I’ve got the same app as you, I agree that there’s not yet any provision for setting up the local resources you mentioned.

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… but it looks like plenty of suggestions about those aspects have been made at https://remotedesktop.uservoice.com/forums/301635-remote-desktop-for-windows-universal

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… er, this is where it gets (even more) confusing; there’s also a non-preview Microsoft Remote Desktop app for Windows 10/8.1 in the Store, recently updated.

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Not to excuse the situation or anything, but a lot of the Metro/Modern apps are notoriously feature poor. They are best used in a tablet-y environment where the touch interface is a priority and the use-case is not very demanding.

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Sorry – I have not been getting notified of posts to this thread (plus I seemed to be blessed with catching every virus available this February).
So having read all of these posts – it seems that the legacy RDP client is the way to go (or stay) in the business world.
Just wanted to see if there were any different options in the newer software. 😮
Thanks for the input.

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