docs: xrdp sign-in from Windows verified on a real Frame

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documents it. Use Windows App (RDP) when you want a proper Linux desktop on the
Mac with keyboard, mouse, and clipboard.
**Verified 2026-09-30** (Frame BUILD_ID 20260925.6191901, Windows 11 25H2,
Remote Desktop Connection): signing in to xrdp as `steamos` with the Developer
Mode password opens a Plasma (X11) desktop within about 6 seconds.
- xrdp has no NLA, so the client shows a certificate warning (xrdp's own
`www.xrdp.org` certificate) and then xrdp's own login box. Frame Control
fills in `steamos` there on Windows, Remmina and FreeRDP.
- The desktop is a separate login session (Xorg on display `:10`), not the
headset's view. It uses about 1.3 GB of the Frame's memory.
- Closing the client leaves the session running, and the next login
reconnects to it. To end it over SSH, find it with `loginctl list-sessions`
and run `loginctl terminate-session <id>`. That doesn't touch the headset's
gamescope or SteamVR session.
## B. Show the Mac's desktop inside the Frame
The Frame's VR streaming uses **SteamVR** on the host. Linux hosts had