Memory leak in Remote Desktop version 1.2.5559.0 (x64) and a few versions back

Microsoft Remote Desktop has a memory leak. This started a few versions back; I thought maybe it would be fixed in succeeding versions, but it has not. You can watch with Task Manager and see it slow...

Windows client

ptrszlgy

Copper Contributor

Aug 25, 2024

It's interesting that no one else is bothered by this issue.

Now I started to replace the MS Store Remote Desktop App version to the other which is installed by MSI installer since there is a newer version: RemoteDesktop_1.2.5620.0_x64 and this article prefers it over the store app version. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/users/connect-windows?pivots=remote-desktop-msi#next-steps

BTW, why? What is the difference between the clients deployed from the store or via MSI installer?

Another question is how to maintain the lifecycle of this client app in all workstations across the company? Why can't MS distribute the this client as part of the OS and update it once required? What is the concept behind?

Thank you in advance if anyone can shed light on above questions.