Microsoft Remote Desktop Mac copy/paste

In this article, you will learn about, How to enable Copy and Paste (Clipboard) in Remote Desktop? This is a quick article, in which we have covered Windows, macOS, Android, and IOS platforms.

What is Clipboard?

The clipboard is a temporary buffer content, in which content will be stored temporarily in system RAM. For example, if you copy anything, temporarily that content/input will be copied in the Clipboard.

How to enable Copy and Paste (Clipboard) for Remote Desktop in Windows?

If you are having a Windows Operating system (7,10, etc), you already have a Remote Desktop Connection application installed on the system.

1. Get started by searching “Remote Desktop Connection” or “mstsc” in the search box.

2. Click on “Show Options” → “Local Resources“.

3. Check the option “Clipboard” within “Local devices and resources“.

How to enable Copy and Paste (Clipboard) for Remote Desktop in Android?

1. Open the “Remote Desktop” application by Microsoft Corporation.

2. Click on “•••” → “Edit”

3. Navigate to the “Device & Audio Redirection” and check the option “Clipboard” as shown in the below Image.

4. Click on “Save“, to keep the changes.

How to enable Copy and Paste (Clipboard) for Remote Desktop in macOS?

1. Download the “Microsoft Remote Desktop” client from the Mac App Store.

2. Now open the “Microsoft Remote Desktop” application and click on “PCs“, next click on “+” → Add PC.

3. Navigate to the “Devices & Audio” option.

4. Check the “Clipboard” option.

5. Click on “Add/Save” to keep the changes.

How to enable Copy and Paste (Clipboard) for Remote Desktop in IOS?

1. Download the “Microsoft Remote Desktop” client from the Apple App Store.

2. Now open the “Microsoft Remote Desktop” application and click on “PCs“, next click on “+” → Add PC.

3. Navigate to the “DEVICES & AUDIO REDIRECTION” section, and “enable/turn on” the “Clipboard” option.

4. Click on “Save” to keep the changes.

How to troubleshoot the clipboard?

Sometimes copy and paste feature doesn’t work due to any reason. If you caught up in an issue like this, then follow the below steps to fix it,

1. Navigate to Windows → Task Manager.

2. Navigate to “Processes“.

3. Select the process “rdpclip.exe” then click on “End task“.

4. Now, click on File → Run new task.

5. Enter “rdpclip.exe” → OK.