This guide will walk through how to restore a backup for the Microsoft Store's Remote Desktop application so that all internal servers are more easily accessed.
¶ Download Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Microsoft Store
Navigate to the microsoft store
- Windows key and type microsoft Store
- Once Microsoft Store opens Search for Remote Desktop and click the icon shown below.
- Click "Get" > "Install"
¶ Restore Default Backup file
Download the following file
In the Microsoft Remote Desktop app
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Click the three dot menu
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Click "Restore"
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Select the ClarityInternalServers.rdb file that you just downloaded
¶ Add your user
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Click Settings
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Settings manager opens in the main window
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Under "User Account" click "+"
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Fill out your Username/Password/Display Name of your HQ account (i.e. hq\First.Last)
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Click "Save"
¶ Add your user to a box
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On one of the boxes
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Click the 3 dot menu and click "edit"
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Under User Account drop down, select the user you just created
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Click Back and click on the box you just added the user to
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This should now open up a connection to the server
¶ (OPTIONAL) Backup/Edit/Restore the config to quickly update the attached user account to all other boxes
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In the main 3 dot menu > Click "Backup" and save the file. (C:/Data/Tools) recommended
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Find the saved file and edit in Notepad ++ (or any other text editor you wish)
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Find the box you already saved the user to.
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Copy the line "CredentialsId": "{{guid}}"
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Open up a Find and Replace (ctrl+h)
- Ensure that
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Save the file
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Re-Restore the newly saved file and check that the user has been saved to the other boxes instead of having to set each one manually