Setup Macbook Pro As Desktop

1. New Macbook Pro Setup
2. Best Macbook Setup
3. Setup Macbook Pro As Desktop

Check display support

• As a result, unless you know you need a desktop, your current MacBook is probably more than enough for most of your needs (for reference, this article was written around using a four-year old 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, and the overall experience is still very slick).
• Set up Apple Pay: You can set up Apple Pay for one user account on your MacBook Pro during setup. Other users can still pay with Apple Pay, but they must complete the purchase using their iPhone or Apple Watch that's been set up for Apple Pay (see Use Apple Pay on your Mac). Follow the onscreen prompts to add and verify your card.

If you have a new MacBook Pro. Go to System Preferences Desktop & Screen Saver and you can select the style of your screen saver and also the time by using the.

You can connect one or more external displays depending on your Mac model. To find out how many external displays your Mac supports, check its technical specifications:

1. Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac.
2. Click the Support tab.
3. Click Specifications.
4. On the webpage that appears, the number of displays your Mac supports appears under Video Support or Graphics.

If you're using a Mac with Apple silicon, you can connect a single external display to your Mac using one of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. Docks don't increase the number of displays you can connect as an extended desktop. On Mac mini (M1, 2020), you can connect a second display to the HDMI port.

Connect your display

Connect your display to power, then connect your display to your Mac. Check the ports on your Mac to find out whether you need an adapter.

Change display options

After you connect your display, you can choose to extend your desktop or mirror your displays.

Use extended desktop mode

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Displays.
2. Click the Arrangement tab.
3. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox isn't selected.
   
4. Arrange your displays to match the setup on your desk. To change the position of a display, drag it to the desired position. A red border appears around the display as it's moved.
5. To set a different display as the primary display, drag the menu bar to the other display. The primary display is where your desktop icons and app windows first appear.
   

Mirror your displays

1. Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Displays, then click the Arrangement tab.
   
3. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox is selected.
   

Use AirPlay

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Connect your display

Connect your display to power, then connect your display to your Mac. Check the ports on your Mac to find out whether you need an adapter.

Change display options

After you connect your display, you can choose to extend your desktop or mirror your displays.

Use extended desktop mode

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Displays.
2. Click the Arrangement tab.
3. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox isn't selected.
   
4. Arrange your displays to match the setup on your desk. To change the position of a display, drag it to the desired position. A red border appears around the display as it's moved.
5. To set a different display as the primary display, drag the menu bar to the other display. The primary display is where your desktop icons and app windows first appear.
   

Mirror your displays

1. Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Displays, then click the Arrangement tab.
   
3. Make sure that the Mirror Displays checkbox is selected.
   

Use AirPlay

With Apple TV, you can use your TV as a separate display for your Mac. Learn how to use AirPlay to mirror or extend your Mac display. Os x el capitan direct download from apple server.

New Macbook Pro Setup

Learn more

Best Macbook Setup

Applies to: macOS 10.12 or later

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This content applies to Windows Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager Windows Virtual Desktop objects. If you're using Windows Virtual Desktop (classic) without Azure Resource Manager objects, see this article.

You can access Windows Virtual Desktop resources from your macOS devices with our downloadable client. This guide will tell you how to set up the client.

Setup Macbook Pro As Desktop

Install the client

To get started, download and install the client on your macOS device.

Subscribe to a feed

Subscribe to the feed your admin gave you to get the list of managed resources available to you on your macOS device.

To subscribe to a feed:

1. Select Add Workspace on the main page to connect to the service and retrieve your resources.
2. Enter the Feed URL. This can be a URL or email address:
   • If you use a URL, use the one your admin gave you. Normally, the URL is https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/api/arm/feeddiscovery.
   • To use email, enter your email address. This tells the client to search for a URL associated with your email address if your admin configured the server that way.
   • To connect through the US Gov portal, use https://rdweb.wvd.azure.us/api/arm/feeddiscovery.
3. Select Add.
4. Sign in with your user account when prompted.

After you've signed in, you should see a list of available resources.

Once you've subscribed to a feed, the feed's content will update automatically on a regular basis. Resources may be added, changed, or removed based on changes made by your administrator.

Next steps

To learn more about the macOS client, check out the Get started with the macOS client documentation.