Microsoft has introduced the top of assist for the Distant Desktop app for Home windows. You’ll want to modify to the ‘Home windows App’ to proceed remotely accessing your Home windows PCs or servers, although this shutdown doesn’t have an effect on all forms of distant connections.

The Home windows App was released to the general public in September 2024, after beforehand solely being obtainable for companies and organizations utilizing Home windows 365 cloud computer systems. It’s presupposed to unify all cloud and distant Home windows desktop companies in a single place, full with customizable dwelling screens, multi-monitor assist, and dynamic show resolutions.

Microsoft has now confirmed that the ‘Distant Desktop’ app for Home windows will not be supported, beginning on Might 27, 2025. It is going to be faraway from the Microsoft Retailer and received’t be obtainable for obtain and set up. The Android, iOS, and Mac apps for Distant Desktop have been already up to date to the Home windows App, so that you don’t have to do something there.

The Distant Desktop Connection software isn’t going anyplace, not less than for now. That’s a built-in system software, and the Home windows App on Home windows doesn’t assist native RDP connections simply but. Microsoft stated in a weblog publish, “Customers connecting to distant desktops from the Distant Desktop app ought to use Distant Desktop Connection till assist for this connection sort is on the market in Home windows App.”

The ’Home windows App’ identify can also be including to the confusion. As many individuals have already identified, including countless IT administrators, the identify is tough to make use of in discussions and explanations, and internet searches carry up unrelated outcomes about software program for Home windows. It’s already complicated sufficient when a well known software or service adjustments its identify, however this one is simply too simply confused for the Home windows working system.

Most individuals outdoors companies and organizations are utilizing the Distant Desktop Connection utility for distant desktop entry on Home windows PCs, and that use case isn’t altering but. Nevertheless, a lot of the performance dealt with by the full-featured Distant Desktop software has moved to Home windows App, reminiscent of connections with Microsoft Dev Field and Azure Digital Desktop. These options are primarily utilized by massive corporations and organizations. Home windows 365, the corporate’s cloud Home windows PC service, isn’t even obtainable to dwelling prospects.

Presumably, the Home windows App will ultimately take over the performance of the Distant Desktop Connection utility and different present instruments. Till then, the “unified entry” isn’t very unified, and the complicated identify is making the scenario much more difficult to grasp.

The Home windows App has a median score of two.6 stars on the Microsoft Store out of 121 scores. Nevertheless, lots of these low scores are from individuals making an attempt to make use of it for native distant desktop connections (which nonetheless makes use of the Distant Desktop Connection utility). There are a number of complaints in regards to the common design and crashes, together with constructive critiques in regards to the unified Process View. As with many current Microsoft app releases, it was tough at first and is taking some time to enhance. The Home windows App is suitable with Home windows 10 model 19044 or larger.

In abstract: if you’re utilizing Distant Desktop Connection in your Home windows PC, you don’t need to do something but. Microsoft already modified the Distant Desktop apps for cellular units and Mac to Home windows App, so that you don’t need to do something there both. In the event you use Home windows 365, Azure Digital Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Field, you most likely have to arrange Home windows App.

Supply: Windows IT Pro Blog