# How to connect to my Windows VPS from my Mac
Source: https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/connect-from-mac
Last reviewed: 2026-07-02
Summary: A screenshot walkthrough of connecting to your Windows VPS from macOS with Microsoft's Windows App (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop), add a PC with your VPS IP and log in as Administrator.

## 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](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windows-app/id1295203466) and open it.

2. Click the **+** icon, then **Add PC**.

![The Add PC menu in the Mac remote desktop client](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/images/rdp-mac-1-add-pc.png)

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

![Add PC dialog with the PC name field filled in](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/images/rdp-mac-2-pc-name.png)

4. Double-click the newly created PC.

![The saved PC tile ready to be opened](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/images/rdp-mac-3-open-pc.png)

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

![macOS credentials prompt for the remote connection](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/images/rdp-mac-4-credentials.png)

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

![Windows Server desktop displayed in the Mac client](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/images/rdp-mac-5-connected.png)

## Can't get in?

Run the [Windows Troubleshooter](https://vpsdime.com/knowledgebase/windows-vps/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](https://vpsdime.com/open-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?"