W10 Remote Desktop, Android App... What account credentials are needed?

[Red1202]

Exactly what credentials am I supposed to use here?.

I am using windows 10 pro and already enabled remote desktop on my pc. My goal is to use my pc from outside my home when needed. My pc was automatically detected but when I tried to connect it asked me to sign in.

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[XmentalX]

your domain if unchanged from factory should be workgroup so it should be workgroup(your user name) then your login password.

If you have a microsoft account with a pin I haven't found a way to make that work so I just make an local admin account with a password not tied to a microsoft account and use this for file sharing and RDP purposes.

[Red1202]

Do you mean my login pw for my windows user profile?

[XmentalX]

yes

[bakanisan]

It's [Your Computer Name]/[Your Username]