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PLEASE NOTE: This article refers to virtual desktop services primarily deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The majority of virtual desktop systems are no longer available for use as of May 2024, and this article is pending review.
Copy/Paste the following URL into a web browser on a computer running macOS on your Apple Computer. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id1295203466?mt=12
The URL above will bring you to the following page. Click View In Mac App Store.
![MAC app store Windows Virtual Desktop app](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e5e23c13-7f9f-48a4-96cc-bc83f8f153ab.jpg)
Once in the macOS App Store, Click Get and enter your Apple ID and Password to download the application if prompted.
![Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=19d49a20-9250-4aad-b2aa-164c3345e0ad.jpg)
Microsoft will ask you if you want to share usage data. Click Not now.
![Microsoft ask to share data Click not now](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0d53601c-d584-41da-9e3d-0f626d0afcb9.jpg)
The following window will launch. After clicking on the Workspaces tab toward the top of the window, Click Add Workspace
![click on Add Workspace](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=220ad1f9-2042-4052-aaef-feca3fbb5bfe.jpg)
Copy/Paste the following URL into the Email or workspace URL text field and click Add: https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/api/arm/feeddiscovery
![add URL to workspace](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5cbe0300-6d75-4834-9be9-fba1d915d025.jpg)
After clicking Add, you will be required to sign-in with your Rhode Island College Office 365 Email Address. Please use your full email address, making sure to include the underscore and numbers. Once you enter your full email address, proceed to the next step by clicking Next.
![Sign in with Rhode Island College account](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=78ac9649-a874-4c12-af8d-603c43ff7603.jpg)
Enter your Rhode Island College Office 365 password and click Sign in
![Enter your password](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=056c3655-ce89-44d2-8a4c-33746085d35e.jpg)
You may be prompted to Approve your sign-in request (MFA) via the Authenticator App or a SMS code
![Enter MFA Authenticator app or SMS code](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=260dbe6c-ec51-4b0f-b986-89dd0d345f9d.jpg)
Once you approve the sign-in, you will be presented with a list of applications you can use.
![Windows Virtual Desktop view](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=b9082bfd-0e50-494d-b585-26faaa8015d1.jpg)