How to access Student Desktop Anywhere (web browser)

With SDA you can remotely login to a Windows desktop environment to access required software. In this guide you will learn how to use SDA in the web browser.

UM DLE FGB
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Maastrichtuniversity

Microsoft Cloud

Navigate to <http://sda.maastrichtuniversity.nl/>

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Fill in your UM email and password and click 'login'. Log in with MFA.

Double click "Student Desktop Anywhere"

Check the session settings and click 'Connect'

You can use SDA in Edge, Chrome, Safari and Firefox. If your web browser is not supported, you can use the desktop app, update your browser or use another browser.

You can now use the Windows desktop. Click on the Windows icon to open the software.

Whether you can access a specific program depends on your faculty. You will see which ones are available to you when you log in[**Check the list of available software in SDA**](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/software-studentdesktopanywhere/)

Click the Onedrive icon to access your files. You are automatically logged into Onedrive as soon as you log into SDA.

Questions about SDA? [Visit the ICTS Self-Service Portal](https://servicedesk.icts.maastrichtuniversity.nl/tas/public/index.jsp)