Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta lets you preview and test experimental Remote Desktop features.
What's new in 8.1.50
- You can lock the orientation (landscape, portrait, or auto-adjust) for your remote sessions globally. In the app go to Settings > Display.
Note: If you change this setting while connected, you won't see the change until you reconnect.
What's new in 8.1.49
- Fixed several issues related to changing orientation in a remote session.
What's new in 8.1.48
- Want to work in portrait mode in a remote session? Our app now adapts dynamically to your device's orientation when you connect to Windows.
What's new in 8.1.46
We have fixed the following issues:
- .rdp files didn't load as the permission dialog (for requesting access to local storage) was not displayed at runtime (Android 6.0+).
- Changed user credentials to be case-insensitive.
What's new in 8.1.44
- The app now requests permissions at runtime instead of installation time (Android 6.0+). If you need to use files on your device while in the remote desktop session, be sure to grant the app access to your local storage.
Note: For desktop connections you can enable redirection of local storage in the additional options. For published apps and desktops your admin applies the policies for redirection.
What's new in 8.1.42
- Removed unnecessary permissions.
What's new in 8.1.40
- Added horizontal scrolling support in mouse pointer mode in a remote session.
- Fixed several issues with keyboards:
- Fixed an issue where the on-screen auxiliary keyboard obstructed the lower part of remote session.
- Fixed an issue where Android's software navigation bar did not hide automatically after you used the physical keyboard.
- Fixed an issue where the on-screen extended keyboard didn't display correctly with physical keyboard attached.
- Fixed an issue where the connection bar icons didn't display correctly on some devices.
- Fixed an issue where the Remote Resource Feed URL didn't load.
- Updated the add and return to session icons in the app's home screen.
What's new in 8.1.39
- Disabled autocorrect in remote sessions. (The previous version triggered it automatically.)
- Enhanced mouse pointer's precision.
- Fixed an issue where the period (.) was mapped to the asterisk (*) on your physical keyboard's number pad.
- Fixed crashes to improve stability.
What's new in 8.1.38
- Improved “Pinch to zoom” feature in touch mode.
- Fixed crashes to improve stability.
- You can now view the “What's New” release notes from the menu. It no longer displays after each app update.
What's new in 8.1.37
Fixed an issue where a hardware keyboard caused the sticky key dialog to pop up in a remote session.
What's new in 8.1.36
- Fixed an issue with connections using a Gateway where an absolute URL was required.
- Fixed a few additional bugs.
- Upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2h.
What's new in 8.1.35
- You can now change the display resolution for remote connections.
- When you add a desktop, computers with network discovery enabled are now automatically detected.
- We updated how touch input is handled in your remote session. It uses pinch to zoom by default in touch mode. Find more information on “Pinch to zoom” in general settings (accessible from the connection center menu).
What's new in 8.1.34
We've extended the Material design principles to desktop bookmarks.
What's new in 8.1.33
We've updated the UI to use Material design principles.
What's new in 8.1.32
This release fixes the following issues:
- A download feed failure that resulted in “server could not be contacted” error message.
- Error 0x3000008 where you could not connect to hosts going through gateway.
What's new in 8.1.31
Fixed a connectivity issue that prevented the connection from making progress - instead of connecting, you'd see the spinning wheel.
What's new in 8.1.30
Bug fixes.
What's new in 8.1.29
Fixed an issue where right-clicking did not work with external keyboards.
What's new in 8.1.28
Fixed an issue that prevented connections to desktops configured with gateways.
What's new in 8.1.27
Microsoft Intune mobile application management support.
What's new in 8.1.26
We fixed the issue where users would sometimes see a grey screen when connecting to a legacy server.
What's new in 8.1.25
Now whenever you open a new connection for the first time we'll add it to the Connection Center so you can easily find it later.
What's new in 8.1.24
This release fixes a few issues that you told us about:
- Mouse snaps to a corner on Verizon Ellipsis tablet
- Taskbar disappears when you view an auxiliary keyboard on tablets with physical keyboards
- Issues with gateway connections where, instead of being asked for your credentials, you get failure 0x3000008
What's new in 8.1.23
Fixed some bugs.
What's new in 8.1.22
For connections using a Gateway, this release addresses a set of issues that result in error 0x3000008.
What's new in 8.1.21
This release fixes:
- Error 0x3000008 where a feed publishes but you can't successfully connect to any resource going through gateway
- Feed download continues to show progress bar and doesn't finish
- Error 0xb08 when you log off from Windows Home Server 2003
What's new in 8.1.20
- You can use the touchpad to click
- The Connection center on phones shows apps in a grid view
What's new in 8.1.19
This release fixes a few issues that you told us about:
- We increased zoom. It works much better now.
- We now try all of the redirect addresses a broker provides, instead of just one of them. So you won't see error 0x204 anymore.
What's new in Beta 8.1.18
This release fixes:
- A connection error related to resolving the address of your remote PC (Error code 0x204)
- A connection failure when the gateway RAP did not specify IP addresses (Error code 0x3000008)
- Crashes reported by customers
What's new in Beta 8.1.17
This release fixes:
- An issue where you could not log into a Windows Home Server. When you try, you see error 0x7.
- An issue where the domain name was limited to 15 characters. This prevented users from logging in.
- Moving your finger to the edge of the screen in mouse mode resulted in the mouse pointer trailing off the screen.
What's new in Beta 8.1.16
This release fixes:
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This release fixes an issue many of you have had – we didn't let you connect to a PC that didn't require a password without entering one.
We've fixed that, and you can once again connect to a PC without entering a password
- Connection issues that caused error 0x300000d
What's new in Beta 8.1.15
Thanks for the feedback, everyone - please keep it coming. This release fixes the following:
- Error 0x4 where a feed publishes but you can't successfully connect to any resources
- UI bug where you'd see 'No Apps' in the Desktop tab when a feed contains only desktops
What's new in Beta 8.1.14
This release addresses the following feedback items:
- Fixed: App denied a connection when there was a gateway IP mismatch
- Fixed: Time mismatch in the remote PC and app resulting in application issues
- Fixed: Issue where we ignored a gateway provided and attempted to connect using the PC/hostname
What's new in Beta 8.1.13
- New: A help link to information about configuring your remote Windows PC. You'll see the link when you add a new local desktop
- New: Multi-session support for launching .rdp files or RDP protocol handler links
- Fixed: Connection issues that caused errors 0x107 and 0x207
- Fixed: Connection issues where the certificate dialog kept reappearing
- Fixed: Back button behavior. Two taps of the back button will now exit an active session. You can still exit a session by tapping the connection bar at the top and tapping "X" on the left action pane
- Fixed: Timeout that resulted in dropped connections
What's new in Beta 8.1.11
- Fixed a crash when deleting credentials for a connection
What's new in Beta 8.1.10
Thanks for the support and feedback through our Beta channel.
This release has performance and UI optimizations in addition to the following bug fixes:
- Windows key not working on an external keyboard
- App crash when using CTRL+C on an external keyboard
- Random crashes when in session
- Gateway issues
What's new in Beta 8.1.8
- Bug fixes related to users who were experiencing application crashes
- Screenshot capabilities for extended keyboard
- Icon changes for application UI
What's new in Beta 8.1.7
- Fixes issues related to crashes
- Fixes a regression on Android 4.0
What's new in Beta 8.1.6
- Support for Azure RemoteApp
- Open .rdp files from Google Drive
- Stability improvements
What's new in Beta 8.1.5
What's new in Beta 8.1.4
- Add remote resources to work with apps and desktops
- Launch connections from .rdp files
- URI Scheme: all supported attributes are documented here
What's new in Beta 8.1.3
Support for Remote Desktop Gateway
- Select "Show additional options" when adding a new desktop to use Remote Desktop Gateway
- Manage your Remote Desktop Gateways from the navigation drawer
What's new in Beta 8.1.2
- Support for signing in with user@domain accounts
- Support for NTLMv2
What's new in Beta 8.1.1
What's new in Beta 8.1.0
- New look and feel
- Connect to multiple sessions
- Improved user management