Remote Desktop client – supported configuration
Supported PCs
You can connect to PCs that are running the following Windows operating systems:- Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Windows 8 Enterprise
- Windows 8 Professional
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
The following computers can run the Remote Desktop gateway:
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
The following operating systems can serve as RD Web Access or RemoteApp servers:
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
Unsupported Windows Versions and Editions
The Remote Desktop client will not connect to these Windows Versions and Editions:
- Windows 7 Starter
- Windows 7 Home
- Windows 8 Home
- Windows 8.1 Home
- Windows 10 Home
If you want to access computers that have one of these Windows versions installed, we recommend you upgrade to a Windows version that supports RDP.