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To use Remote Desktop connection utility on Mac OS X like 10.10 Yosemite or other versions, you need to have the proper networking and compatible RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) client. Specially when you try to connect other Operating Systems, such as Windows or Linux, then the RDP app should support necessary settings and security features.

On a local area network I want to connect to a Windows PC from a Mac using Microsoft Remote Desktop and stored credentials using a double-click on an icon without other steps.

What I managed to do:

1. Create an entry in Microsoft Remote Desktop application define username and password, double-click on it and connect without being asked for the password (in short: run Remote Desktop app, and double-click on the connection)

2. Export the entry to an .rdp file in filesystem, double-click on it and then I am greeted with a Invalid login credentials. Please re-enter message`, I can provide a password and log on (in short: double-click and enter the password)

What I want to do is to have my login credentials stored somehow with the .rdp file (if necessary, I accept the security risk of adding the password in clear text). Adding a string value password did not work.

Is there any way to achieve this?

^{I use Microsoft Remote Desktop 8.0.22 on El Capitan and connect to Windows 7, but other versions behaved in exactly the same way.}

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There is no native way to achieve this today (in a similar way to what the Windows client does where the password is saved).

For feature requests and ideas, I suggest going to this site. In particular, this idea looks similar to yours.

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