{"id":14350,"date":"2020-03-11T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=14350"},"modified":"2023-02-23T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:42:09","slug":"remote-desktop-chromebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/remote-desktop-chromebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Remote Desktop with Chromebooks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for choosing Apps4Rent! We trust you are enjoying our services.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our customers would prefer to access their Virtual Desktops from their Chromebooks. The Remote Desktop client for Android and Chromebook can be used to access Windows apps and desktops directly from Google devices. This guide would be of assistance should you require to access your remote desktop from Chromebooks.<\/p>\n<h2>Accessing Cloud Desktop Using Chromebook<\/h2>\n<h3>What will you need?<\/h3>\n<p>Please refer to our email with the subject line \u201cWelcome Email.\u201d This email has important information for your easy access to Cloud Desktop. Please keep this information safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Desktop Name\/RDP Host Name\/IP<\/li>\n<li>Username<\/li>\n<li>Password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have provided you the credentials to login to your cloud desktop. Now you have all the information that you need, let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<h3>Setting up Remote Desktop Connection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Google Play Store and download the Remote Desktop Services application<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14351 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-2.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-2-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-2-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-2-1024x487.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Launch the app after installation<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14352 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-1.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-1-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-1-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-1-1024x728.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After clicking on the <strong>Accept<\/strong> button, the following screen appears:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14353 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1360\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1.png 1360w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1-1024x496.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>+<\/strong> symbol in the Connection Center.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14354 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1357\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-2.png 1357w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-2-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-2-1024x506.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Desktop<\/strong> from the menu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14355 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-2.png 1365w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-2-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-2-1024x588.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add PC or Server<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14356 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1426\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6-2.png 1426w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6-2-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6-2-1024x539.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add the credentials from the email. Under the PC Name, enter the Desktop name\/RDP Host name\/IP provided to you.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your username too.<\/li>\n<li>There is an option to save the credentials on the device if you plan to access the Virtual Machine frequently from the device.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14357 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-2.png 1568w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-2-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-2-1024x504.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add your username and password provided once prompted. Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14358 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1241\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8.png 1241w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8-1024x290.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the newly added Remote Desktop to start a session.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14359 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1430\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9.png 1430w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9-1024x538.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Local storage redirection can be enabled at two stages.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Follow the steps below if you have not yet set up the remote desktop connection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After selecting the <strong>Desktop<\/strong> option in the Connection Center in the Microsoft Remote Desktop Services application, you will be asked for the credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Show additional options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Redirect local storage<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow the steps below if you want to map the drive at a later stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on the three dots (<strong>\u2026<\/strong>) to expand More options for the Virtual Desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> and then <strong>Redirect local storage<\/strong> from the <strong>Show additional options<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! Thank you for choosing Apps4Rent! We trust you are enjoying our services. Many of our customers would prefer to access their Virtual Desktops from their Chromebooks. The Remote Desktop client for Android and Chromebook can be used to access Windows apps and desktops directly from Google devices. This guide would be of assistance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1065],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hosted-desktop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}