Category: Windows 10

If you have multiple monitors you would like to use when connecting to another machine via RDP client you must first make sure that are using the correct version of windows on both computers. Here is a list of the versions of windows which support this feature:

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 8.1 Pro

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Enterprise

**Please note both computers must be using an operating system on the supported list above.

Once you know you have the proper setup, configuring Windows 7’s Remote Desktop multiple-monitor feature is easy. To begin, Launch Remote Desktop Connection and select the system you want to connect to with multiple-monitor support from the Computer drop-down list. Then, click the Options button to expand the Remote Desktop Connection window so that you can see all the tabs. Next, choose the Display tab and select the Use All My Monitors for the Remote Session check box, as shown in Figure 2.

 

To complete the procedure, return to the General tab and click the Save button.

Something many users have been complaining about is default app choices, i.e. browser, word processor, and so on – changing when updating Windows 10.

Here is a quick and simple guide to change the settings back to the way you want them;

Head to Settings > System > Default Apps. From here, almost every major default app – music, email, maps, calendar and so on – can be chosen based on the ones you have downloaded.

Data security is incredibly important, especially as hackers become increasingly sophisticated and the number of cyber-attacks is constantly rising.

Windows 10 comes with a decent set of built-in protection measures, but you can never be too careful. One such feature that should be disabled by privacy-minded individuals is Wi-Fi Sense, which automatically shares the Wi-Fi password across all Windows 10 devices on the same account.

Microsoft updated Wi-Fi Sense to share less data, but switching it off is the ideal solution. To turn it off, go to the Start Menu, click Settings and then click on Network & Internet, then Wi-Fi, and head to Manage Wi-Fi Settings – turn off all the options in here.

Also in Settings, it’s possible to get an overview of everything else happening on Windows 10 in terms of privacy – unsurprisingly, under the Privacy section. In here, you’ll be presented with a bunch of toggles that adjust some privacy options to help keep everything under control – Well worth a read to make sure you are not sharing more than you thought