Remote Desktop on Mac not working

Microsoft this week updated its Remote Desktop client for macOS, which allows users to access their computer through another device remotely. The latest update brought native support for the M1 chip, as well as some new features.

With native support for the Apple Silicon platform and the M1 chip, the app runs with better performance and more energy efficiency, which means that it should consume less battery power when running on a MacBook.

In addition, version 10.6 of Microsoft Remote Desktop for macOS also adds support for client-side IME when using Unicode keyboard mode, integrated Kerberos support in the CredSSP, and improved compatibility with macOS Big Sur. You can check out all the changes in the release notes below:

In this release weve made some significant updates to the shared underlying code that powers the Remote Desktop experience across all our clients. Weve also added some new features and addressed bugs and crashes that were showing up in error reporting.

Added native support for Apple Silicon.
Added client-side IME support when using Unicode keyboard mode.
Integrated Kerberos support in the CredSSP security protocol sequence.
Addressed macOS 11 compatibility issues.
Made updates to improve interoperability with current and upcoming features in the Windows Virtual Desktop service.
Made fixes to address mispaints when decoding AVC data generated by a server-side hardware encoder.
Addressed an issue where windows from remoted Office apps were not visible despite being present in the app switcher.

Users can download Microsoft Remote Desktop for free on the Mac App Store. Theres also an iOS version available that works with iPhone and iPad.

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