Raspberry Pi Connect, the free remote access service from Raspberry Pi, may soon add support for remotely controlling Windows PCs. The feature would make the service a more direct competitor to RealVNC, which had previously been the go-to remote access solution before Pi OS 12 'Bookworm' launched. Currently, Pi Connect does not run on Windows or macOS.
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Raspberry Pi Connect, the remote access service for Raspberry Pi devices, may soon gain the ability to remotely control Windows machines. The feature is being developed to allow users to connect to and control Windows PCs from a Raspberry Pi or other devices, expanding the functionality of the tool beyond Linux-based systems.
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A beta version of Raspberry Pi Connect for Windows has been released, allowing Windows users to remotely access and control a Raspberry Pi desktop from a Windows machine. The client app is available for download from the Raspberry Pi website and works with the existing Connect service on the Pi side.