Connecting from MacOS to Windows via Windows App (RDP)

Question

I'm on MacOS 15.1 and downloaded the "Windows App" from the Apple App Store, which replaces Remote Desktop. When I try to connect to a Windows (Windows 11 Pro) computer on my home network, I get this error:

We couldn't connect to the remote PC because the PC can't be found. Please provide the fully-qualified name or the IP address of the remote PC, and then try again.

Error code: 0x104

I have a Windows virtual machine on this Mac. Remote Desktop Connection is available in Windows (Windows 11 Home). I enter in the same PC name and credentials and connect successfully. I did get the trust warning.

Would the Mac to PC issue be because the certificate in the "Windows App" is outdated or something? I don't see any way to update anything in the mac "Windows App".

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks.

***Moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Apps / Windows apps***

Answer 1

Windows app connects after I disable and enable wifi connection.

When I get the error, I can ping the remote PC. After cycling wifi connection rdp connects.

Answer 2

Turning on these four services and setting them as automatic worked... only once. After restarting both the Windows 11 PC and Mac, I can no longer remotely connect to the Windows 11 PC using the Mac Windows App. I tried bouncing Wi-Fi on both systems without success.

I only need it for Quick Assist to occaissionally support an office I recently retired from. I'm not a Team Viewer fan (security), but... so tempting.

Answer 3

Same issue. Wired computers. Test-Netconnection -TcpPort 3389 -ipv4 <pc fqdn> returns True from PowerShell on macOs.
Windows App unable to connect, both IP and FQDN. Both with or without NLA on the Windows side.