Microsoft Remote Desktop Dual Monitor Mac
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Dual Monitor Mac Mini 2012
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Dual Monitor Mac Catalina
Dec 16, 2019 Turn on extended desktop mode Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac. Choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Displays. Click the Arrangement tab. Oct 01, 2018 Microsoft RDP client for Mac does not currently support dual displays for Windows 7 Pro targets. Windows 7 Pro will support multiple monitors but only from the Windows mstsc.exe command line. You invoke the session using the mstsc command line using the /span option. You have to have two displays, locally, that are running at the same resolution.
Remote Desktop Connection to another machine is a default option in all newer Microsoft OS's. To enable RDP across multiple monitors is only a feature supported by Win7 Enterprise or Win7 Ultimate. With the steps below, you'll be able to modify the RDP connection to span the window across multiple monitors.
6 Steps total
Step 1: Accessing RDP
Search via Start Menu to bring up the RDP window and click 'show options'.
Step 2: Configuring RDP
Click on the 'Display' tab
Check the box 'Use all my monitors for the remote session'
Click on the 'General' tab and save the configuration to your desktop
Step 3: Equalize all monitor resolutions
The 'span' process will ONLY work if the multiple monitors that you are using to access the remote PC have the same resolution settings.
Access your monitor resolution window, then modify the monitors so they have the EXACT same resolution.
Step 4: Modify the RDP script
Microsoft Remote Desktop Dual Monitor Mac Mini 2012
Right-click the RDP icon that you previously saved to your desktop
Select 'open with.' and open the file with notepad
At the bottom of the displayed code type:
span monitors:i:1
Save the script changes Microsoft visual studio 2008 for mac download.
Step 5: One last change..
Once you have saved the script changes, right-click the RDP desktop icon again and select 'open with..'
Then select 'choose default program'
Select RDP
Step 6: You're good to go!
Now you should be able to launch RDP from the icon that you saved to your desktop and abracadabra!
Your single RDP window now spans multiple monitors!
The URL listed below will only give you the command you enter to modify the script - not the entire process laid out here.
References
- Remote Desktop: /span across multiple monitors