The new Windows app lets you connect to a remote desktop session using your Mac, Android, and iOS devices & access Azure PCs, VMs, and local PCs.

Microsoft is replacing the old RDC client app with a new Windows app and the new and improved features can work in a domain-based or home environment.

Another app, named Remote Desktop Connection, is a separate service that ships inside Windows and allows users to connect to a Windows PC from afar.

Remote Desktop app is being replaced by Windows App Microsoft’s support page confirms that the Windows App will work across Windows and macOS desktops, iOS/iPadOS mobile devices and web browsers.

Microsoft has announced that, as of 27 May 2025, the Remote Desktop app for Windows—available through the Microsoft Store—will no longer be supported or available for download and installation.

The Windows App will completely replace the Remote Desktop app on macOS, iOS, and Android. That change should happen automatically in an update, and the new version is live in the respective stores.

Microsoft announced that it will drop support for the Remote Desktop app (available via the Microsoft Store) on May 27 and replace it with its new Windows App.