I noticed that Remmina supports Windows RDP - I have tried connecting to works network and failed - guess I would need to have IT give me the settings. If I want to get to data on the internal shared drive I have to use Windows 7 VM and Edge to connect. If it needs IT input they might say “Computer says no!”
Remmina has nothing to do with connecting from windows to zorin
Hi, I guess I knew that. Just pointing out that it supports Windows RDP Protocol so it should be possible, (in theory) to login using Windows RDP with a Remmina connection? It’s (moret than) a bit above my technical expertise! 
You can easily XRDP to Zorin OS by using tools like logmein, R-HUB remote support servers etc. These are easy to use and work well on all platforms.
This issue was resolved? Xrdp is a great remote desktop protocol clone... Work in Zorin?
TL;DR
Days of hunting around the forums, googling, stackoverflowing, and brute trial and error I worked out an install script for a clean Zorin install that will add xRDP, full screen, and keep the Zorin UI.
I hope it helps,
Orion
Long version:
I'm new to Zorin, but not to Windows or Linux Distros.
I use RDP for personal networks and for work.
I've been wanting a Linux Distro that is Windows-like, can run windows programs, and has a similar look and feel. I was excited when I got Zorin OS.
My current setup is to test out Zorin in Hyper-V. But I wasn't getting the full screen. I wasn't getting good copy and paste between the Hyper-V connection and the Zorin VM.
That all lead me to look at xrdp.
I got it working without too much fuss with a bash script from GitHub (source attributions in my script at the top).
Then I got the ugly default gnome UI, not the Zorin custom UI I came for.
Fast forward 3 days later and 4+ reinstalls later. I finally just save some Checkpoints (MS speak for snapshots) to revert to so I could iterate though the install script for xrdp.
End result I got it working in all its glory, but it wasn't easy. I hope my script can help someone else out and save a lot of headache trying out Zorin OS as their daily driver/windows replacement.
I did build out an uninstall script that will remove everything that was added by the installer.
For my system, a clean install, this is completely safe. HOWEVER, please review the 'rm' commands to see if it is also safe for your system before running it.
GitHub gists:
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You just saved me hours here. Had XRDP working with the shi*ty default Gnome UI in minutes... Trying to figure out how to get the Zorin tweaked UI was taking time (and my wife very angry).
Thanks a ton.
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