Windows Remote Desktop is the great tool to use when you can’t operate your home and work computer at the same time physically. There are some very good Android apps available on the Google Play Store that allow you to remotely access a computer from an Android tablet or smartphone.
Microsoft’s remote desktop app for Android is the best way to access remotely a Windows computer. Unlike other remote desktop Android apps, Microsoft’s remotely desktop Android app is free and does not require you to install an agent in Window computer.
To start a remote desktop connection, you have to use a static IP for your Windows computer. It is necessary to use a static IP because every time you boot-up your computer, Windows assign a new IP means every boot-up computer have different IP.
To assign a static IP address, follow the bellow steps.
- Go to Control Panel.
- Now open the Network and Sharing Center Settings.
- Choose your desired Network Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection.
- Click on the network and note down find IPv4 address, subnet mask, DNS server, default gateway from Details option.
- Go to the properties and click on the IPv4 properties.
- Create your static IP address for the remote desktop
Now follow bellow two simple steps to access Windows computer from Android remotely.
Part 1: Enable remote desktop connection on Windows computer
You have to enable Windows Remote Desktop Connection; even you do not need to install an agent. To do so:-
- Open Control Panel.
- Click on System and Security.
- Click on System and then from the left panel click on Remote Settings.
- To enable remote connection, on the Remote Setting check “Remote Assistance” and “Allow remote connections to the ”.
- Save the settings and your computer is ready for remote connection.
Part 2: Connect to your Android device to Windows Desktop Connection
First download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app, click here to download. After installing the app, go to the Remote Desktop Tab. Tap on the “+” to add a new remote connection. Enter the name of the connection and IP address of the computer and save the details. After saving the details, tap on the newly created remote connection. Select “Trust Once” or “Trust Always” according to your need. After that, you will see your remote Computer’s desktop.
Navigation
To make navigation very easy for the user, Microsoft had made the connection bar with two icons: one pan control icon on the left and keyboard icon on the left. Pan icon to navigate to the desktop easily and keyboard icon for the onscreen keyboard. By tapping on the connection bar, you’ll see utility bar. By using utility bar, you can disable the multi-touch to use a cursor, set shortcuts with many more other features. To stop remote connection, just tap the back button twice.
