Remote access Raspberry Pi using xrdp/Microsoft Remote Desktop

How to remote control Raspberry Pi from Android/Windows 10 with xrdp installed.

Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) provides remote display and input capabilities over network connections for Windows-based applications running on a server. RDP is designed to support different types of network topologies and multiple LAN protocols.

xrdp is an open source RDP server, provides a graphical login to remote machines using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). xrdp accepts connections from a variety of RDP clients: FreeRDP, rdesktop, NeutrinoRDP and Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android).

Install xrdp:

In Raspberry Pi, install xrdp by entering the command in Terminal:

$ sudo apt install xrdp

Remote access Raspberry Pi from Android using Microsoft Remote Desktop App:

With Microsoft Remote Desktop app installed on Android devices, you can access remote Raspberry Pi running xrdp. There are two version available in Google Play Store: Remote Desktop and Remote Desktop 8. In my trial, Remote Desktop 8 is more stable, so I show how to for using it.

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Remote access Raspberry Pi from Windows 10 using Remote Desktop Connection:

With xrdp installed, you can also remote access your Raspberry Pi from Windows 10 using Remote Desktop Connection. Just search and run "Remote Desktop Connection".

Check in the video: