Microsoft announced that it will drop support for the Remote Desktop app (available via the Microsoft Store) on May 27 and replace it with its new Windows App.

Microsoft is switching users from the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to the Windows App. Here's what you need to know.

The Remote Desktop app for Windows is (almost) dead; long live the Windows app. Microsoft said on Monday that its legacy Remote Desktop client, which has already been replaced on other platforms ...

Microsoft warns that you'll need to switch from the Remote Desktop app to the new Windows App by the end of May.

Currently in preview, the app is available for download from the Microsoft Store and is set to replace the classic Microsoft Remote Desktop application on macOS and iOS devices.

Braun also stated that support for the Remote Desktop app will be discontinued and will no longer be available for download on the Microsoft store.

What is and isn't changing Microsoft is retiring a single, specific utility here: Microsoft Remote Desktop in the Microsoft Store. The Windows App is essentially its new and modern replacement.