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When comparing Parallels Access vs Microsoft Remote Desktop, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Remote Desktop for most people. In the question“What are the best remote desktop Android apps?” Microsoft Remote Desktop is ranked 3rd while Parallels Access is ranked 9th.
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Pros
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Pro Supports native Windows 10 gestures (in windows 10)
Pro Supports Azure RemoteApp
Cons
Con Unskippable tutorial
The app plays a 7 minute unskippable video tutorial once the first connection is established. Even closing the app and starting it back up doesn't skip the video.
Con Requires an account
Does not work without an account.
Con Requires installing separate utility on target computer
Con Locks down the target machine by default
The app locks down the target machine by default.
Con Only connects to Windows machines by default
And RDP server has to be set up for the app to be able to connect to OSX or Linux machines.