How to connect to my Windows VPS from my Mac

What this is#

Connecting to your Windows VPS from macOS. You'll use Microsoft's free client, now called Windows App in the Mac App Store (older guides and screenshots call it "Microsoft Remote Desktop", same app). Have your VPS IP and Administrator password handy (both in your welcome email, subject "New Windows VPS - Provisioning Started").

Steps#

1. Install Windows App from the Mac App Store and open it.

2. Click the + icon, then Add PC.

3. Copy and paste your VPS IP into the PC name field. Leave everything else at the defaults and click Add.

4. Double-click the newly created PC.

5. Enter Administrator as the Username, and copy and paste your password to avoid typos. Click Connect, and accept the certificate prompt with Continue.

6. You're in, the Windows desktop of your VPS, from your Mac.

Can't get in?#

Run the Windows Troubleshooter (https://vpsdime.com/wintroubleshooter), it checks power, RDP, and your password, and can reset the password on the spot.

Still need help?#

You can open a support ticket. So we can help on the first reply, it's worth mentioning:

• the VPS hostname or IP,
• the exact message the Mac client shows,
• what the Windows Troubleshooter reported.

Related questions#

• "How do I connect to a Windows VPS from macOS?"
• "What RDP client do I use on a Mac?"
• "Microsoft Remote Desktop vs Windows App, which one?"