microsoft remote desktop for mac change resolution

#Microsoft remote desktop for mac change resolution for mac os#

Update: I am attaching a screen shot of the dialog I get when I try to edit the desktop properties. WebEx, etc.) with somebody who can't see the higher resolution well while I have other stuff on my screen while I am watching what they are doing. I am using the Mac RDP client Version 10.3.11 (1788). This doesnt seem to be honored as my sessions still open full screen. I have read answers that suggest changing the resolution of my local display, or using full screen mode (or both) but I don't want to go that route either because I need all my screen real estate - the typical case for a lower resolution is when using another app on the VM to share my screen (e.g. Please adjust your Display Scaling or magnification back to a 100 setting and this should resolve the issue.' I have set the Host Pool -> RDP Setttings to Full Screen Off and Resolution to 1024x768. If I try to simply resize the window, it scales the whole window down without changing the resolution at all. I also looked under Preferences and found a Resolutions tab, but 4096x2048 wasn't even listed, and when I delete all the higher resolutions it doesn't change anything. I suspect that unchecking this would fix the problem, but it is grayed out and cannot be changed, even when the session is not open.

There is a 'Display' tab with the option 'Fit session to window' which is checked. However, I can't change the resolution on the Windows machine (it says 'The display settings can't be changed from a remote session') and when I try to edit the settings from Microsoft Remote Desktop there is no 'resolution' tab as older answers suggest. This is normally fine, but there are times when I need a lower resolution. Adjust the Display resolution to 1920 x 1080 or smaller, as it works for you. Using the built-in Remote Desktop App in Windows 10. Remote Desktop Optimization for Windows 10 computers. When I connect, it sets my desktop resolution to 4096x2048. Information is provided for Microsoft Windows 10 and Apple macOS operating systems.

#Microsoft remote desktop for mac change resolution for mac os#

I am using Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.2.13 for Mac OS X.