Use Retina resolution in Microsoft Remote Desktop I've been trying to set up my new MacBook Pro [with Retina display 2015 edition]. I use a lot of university software via Remote Desktop connection, it worked very well on my Acer laptop and it's vital that this staff works as good as on Windows machines. 

The problem is that when I open the connection on MacBoook the display is not great - I can see pixels, just like my grandmas' TV from the 1970s. I tried with different resolution settings, still the same.
Click the Pencil [edit] Icon at the top of the main RDC window &amp; set a higher remote screen resolution.
'Native' might be as good as it will let you have.

Scale content might not be good on a Retina screen - but it might appear quite small without it checked.



I have a feeling, which I'm unable to test, that it may be related to the maximum resolution of the remote machine's graphics, not the local - as you can always set the local machine to scale the remote's resolution to fit the local screen - e.g. for dual monitor remote, single monitor local.