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title: 'Tutorial: Use a Remote Desktop client to connect to a dev box'
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titleSuffix: Microsoft Dev Box Preview
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description: In this tutorial, you learn how to download a Remote Desktop client and connect to your dev box.
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titleSuffix: Microsoft Dev Box
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description: In this tutorial, you learn how to download a Remote Desktop client and connect to your dev box. You also learn how to configure a dev box to use multiple monitors during a remote desktop session.
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services: dev-box
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ms.service: dev-box
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ms.author: rosemalcolm
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author: RoseHJM
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ms.date: 29/03/2023
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ms.date: 03/29/2023
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ms.topic: tutorial
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In this tutorial, you download a Remote Desktop client (Windows and non-Windows). You then use that client to connect to a dev box.
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In this tutorial, you learn how to:
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> [!div class="checklist"]
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> *[Download a remote desktop client.]
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> *[Connect to an existing dev box.]
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> *[Configure the remote desktop client for multiple monitors.]
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## Prerequisites
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To complete this tutorial, you must first:
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## Configure Remote Desktop to use multiple monitors
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Microsoft Remote Desktop for Windows and Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac both support up to 16 monitors. Use the following steps to configure Remote Desktop to use multiple monitors.
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1. Open Remote Desktop.
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1. Right-click the dev box you want to configure, and then select **Settings**.
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1. On the settings pane, turn off **Use default settings**.
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1. In **Display Settings**, in the **Display configuration** list, select the displays to use:
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|Value |Description |
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|All displays |Remote desktop uses all available displays. |
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|Single display |Remote desktop uses a single display. |
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|Select displays |You can select which of your displays you'd like Remote Desktop to use. |
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## Clean up resources
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Dev boxes incur costs whenever they're running. When you finish using your dev box, shut down or stop it to avoid incurring unnecessary costs.
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