macosremote desktop
I am running Yosemite 10.10.5 on my 13" MacBook (Early 2014) and I want to make remote connections to a Windows PC. When I go to the App Sotre and try to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop app I get this messgae:
"Microsoft Remote Desktop can't be installed because OS X version 10.13 or later is required".
Since I am stuck with Yosemite how can I obtain an older version of the Remote Desktop app. Presumably it worked previously when Yosemite was the latest version?
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You can edit the connection and under the login settings you can untick the Reconnect automatically if disconnected box. You can configure this in the Default.rdp file or alternatively in each connection if you save separate rdp files. However, as far as I am aware it will only worked if you have saved settings for that particular machine/server.
Indeed, this appears to no longer be possible without 3rd-party software.
Adding the same preference key to the new app seemed to not make any difference - it appears that this ability has been removed from the app.
As you mentioned, KeyRemap4Macbook would work with the private.xml that you linked to.
Best Answer
There is no Macbook "Early 2014". There's a Macbook Air Early 2014, which is perfectly capable of running Catalina 10.15 & is not 'stuck' with Yosemite.
Microsoft have removed RDC v8 from the app store so your best chance if their support won’t help you is from a 3rd party site - google "microsoft remote desktop 8 mac" for a few sources… however, whether or not these can be trusted is another thing entirely.
As your OS is so far out of date that it's already insecure, I wouldn't be rushing to download other potentially insecure things to it.