To change the screen resolution of Remote Desktop, do the following in the RDP connection settings:

1. After launching the Remote Desktop Connection client, click Show Options in the window that appears (marked in red in the screenshot below).

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2. Then go to the Display tab and move the slider (marked in red in the screenshot below) to change the resolution. After that, you can work with Remote Desktop as usual.

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Please note that the desktop resolution on the server cannot be higher than the resolution of your computer.
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