Introduction
Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) supports multiple monitors when using Microsoft's Remote Desktop application. By default, the Windows Remote Desktop client application will span a WVD session across all monitors. The macOS client does not. Workflows may require you to have WVD on a single monitor or span multiple ones.
| WVD does not support configuring multiple monitors when using a web browser. HITS recommends using the desktop client. Instructions are available for Windows PC or Mac. |
Instructions
Use Microsoft's Remote Desktop client application. Instructions are available here. The following instructions assume you have already installed and configured the application to use Michigan Medicine's WVD.
Windows client
To specify which monitors to use in Windows instead of spanning multiple monitors, follow these steps.
- Right-click on the Virtual Desktop pool.
- Select Settings.
- Click the slider to see the available options.
- Select the various options based on your displays' geometry and desired workflow. Information on the configurable options is available here. The order and geometry of your displays is based on your device's display settings.
Mac client
If you want to enable multi-monitor support on macOS, follow these steps.
- Right-click on the Virtual Desktop pool.
- Select Edit.
- Check Use custom settings
- Select Use all monitors
- (Optional) Select Optimize for Retina displays
- Click Save and proceed to launch the virtual desktop session.