The problem with this is that it is too convenient – it bypasses the main Remote Deskop UI – and that’s where all the fancy options are for enabling support for multiple monitors. Up pops a dialog asking for your credentials:Īfter you supply your credentials, you are logged into the VM. You can simply now click Open to open up your session. You bring up the Virtual Machines screen, click on the VM of interest, and you’ll be looking at a screen like the following.Īfter clicking Connect along the bottom, you see this (or similar – different browsers handle downloads a little differently – this is Firefox): It is very simple! Why RDP Options are Easy to Overlookįirst, let’s suppose you are launching RDP from the Windows Azure portal.
I recently explored the Remote Desktop options and realized I was very wrong.
To be honest, until recently I assumed it was not even possible. I have always been disappointed that my remote desktop session did not take advantage of my multi-monitor setup. A common scenario is to use Remote Desktop to connect to a VM running in Windows Azure.
I also spend a lot of time connecting into the cloud from my desktop. I have two displays, though I’m sure many of you have more screens than that. Like lots of developers I know, I am more productive with multiple monitors.
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