I am using Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to a Windows machine from my mac. When I start the app it goes in full screen (I don't see any of the Mac controls). I was used to switching back from the app to the Mac desktop by using CMD-Tab but for some reason this stopped working. When I press CMD-Tab I'm getting a task bar of the Mac applications that are running but when I try press on an icon nothing happens – I am still stuck with the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. How can I get back to from that app to the Mac controls?
Switching from Microsoft Remote Desktop back to Mac
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Don't forward local port 3389, various versions of Remote Desktop are too smart for their own good.
My usual steps involve forwarding local 3390 to remote 3389. Then, in MacRDC I use: localhost:3390 as the address to connect too.
I don't know if you're using anything to assist in the ssh connection setup, but from the command line, it would be something like:
ssh -L 3390:172.16.5.32:3389 jason@remote.net
Where;
- 3390 is the local forwarding port on my box.
- 172.16.5.32 is the remote windows host. and;
- 3389 is the Remote Desktop Port (obviously).
Yes
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.
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Best Answer
Microsoft Remote Desktop automatically opens on another desktop space. You can quickly change between your remote session and the Mac desktop by pressing control + left arrow, and vise versa for going back to Windows.
You can also press control + up arrow to see all spaces at the top of the screen.