RDP Windows 10 Pro on Mac Virtual Box to iPad

That Guy · 22 Mar 2020 at 11:01

Really hoping someone can help, I am in a position where I will have to work at home over the next few days but the company I work for has software that requires Windows, I only have a Mac Mini connected to a TV. The TV is used by everyone in the house so don’t want to take this just so I can work.

My idea is to setup an install of Windows 10 in Virtual Box environment which I have done, then use Windows via the Microsoft RDP App on my iPad Pro, I just can’t get the Microsoft RDP app to find the Windows install can anyone help? All devices are on the same WiFi Network.

I have attached screenshots of all the relevant settings I have been playing with.

Any help, advice or suggestions would be amazing.

bremen1874 · 22 Mar 2020 at 13:49

Set the VM's network to use a bridged adapter rather than NAT. That will give the VM an IP on your physical network. You can then connect using a vanilla RDP connection and not have to use the VB Remote Display option.

That Guy · 29 Mar 2020 at 14:01

Sorry forgot to come back and say thank you, it worked amazing!

Next step is to get it to automatically boot in headless mode when I boot the Mac, then tweak Windows 10 and switch off as many effects and animations as possible to make it a little faster.

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:17

You could have installed windows 10 on the Mac mini and let it run natively.

That Guy · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:24

mrbell1984 said:
You could have installed windows 10 on the Mac mini and let it run natively.

Using Bootcamp I’m guessing? I have services running in the background on OS X so didn’t want to boot into windows instead.

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:25

That Guy said:
Using Bootcamp I’m guessing? I have services running in the background on OS X so didn’t want to boot into windows instead.

Yeh boot camp would have been ideal for this situation as you could duel boot. Boot camp does it all for you as long as you have a usb stick with Windows 10 on.

bremen1874 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:44

Given the choice of dual booting or using both OSs at the same time I know which one I'd choose.

Vince · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:50

First of all can you help me with a few things? What is the VPN software you are using? Or are you logging into a windows environment over remote desktop services (a website) and using remote desktop that way? Remote desktop services can be configured to run on a mac natively as can most VPN services. For example I have quite a few working at home on their personal macs natively just using osx and they are all remoted into windows clients. If you can help use obviously not with too much info we can help a lot better.

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:51

bremen1874 said:
Given the choice of dual booting or using both OSs at the same time I know which one I'd choose.

Which one would you choose? Some things don’t run properly in a VM rather than native.

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:52

Vince said:
First of all can you help me with a few things? What is the VPN software you are using? Or are you logging into a windows environment over remote desktop services (a website) and using remote desktop that way? Remote desktop services can be configured to run on a mac natively as can most VPN services. For example I have quite a few working at home on their personal macs right now and they are all remoted into windows clients.

Yep, there is this too. Could RDP to another workstation and run from there.

Vince · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:56

mrbell1984 said:
Yep, there is this too. Could RDP to another workstation and run from there.

Makes sense to me over some massively convoluted setting up of windows in a virtual box, there is a windows rdp client on the app store, use that and either rds or the client software for the vpn.

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Apr 2020 at 00:00

Vince said:
Makes sense to me over some massively convoluted setting up of windows in a virtual box, there is a windows rdp client on the app store, use that and either rds or the client software for the vpn.

Indeed. There’s multiple options here which all will work.