It would be great if the RD client supported selecting just a subset of monitors to use. The caveat is that if a new window inside the RD session opens up on the third screen you won't see it, but you can always invoke the Mission Control, switch the Desktops to display the third RD screen, move the window to the other two displays and then switch the Desktop back to Mac. Now you have your Mac Desktop on the built-in screen while the external monitors display the RD session Use this menu to configure your Windows PC’s. Navigate to the System and Security tab, and click 'Allow Remote Access' under the System heading. In the Start menu, search for Control Panel. To prepare your Windows PC for a remote desktop connection, log in and navigate to the Start menu. For Mac OS Microsoft has released an official RDP client that performs. On the built-in display select the other desktop you want to display there How to remote desktop from Mac to Windows: Preparation. To connect to a server running Windows from MAC OS, you must install the RDP client. the built-in display emptyĪctivate the Mission Control by pressing CTRL-Up Move all your windows inside RD session only to the two screens you wish to use, leaving the screen on e.g. This will create RD session stretched across all screens. Configure your RD session to use All Monitors In Mission Control make sure the option Displays Have Separate Spaces is Enabled. One workaround I was able to do but it's not ideal: It would be great to have this supported by the Mac version as well but it seems it's not supported.

rdp file and setting the selectedmonitors property to only a subset of monitors. On Windows it works by manually editing the. I'd like to be able to select only the two external monitors for the RD session while leaving the built-in display for other stuff. I have the same setup - two external monitors plus my Mac Air built-in display.

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