Enabling Multiple RDP sessions on a Windows Server

Remote users can connect to their Windows computers via the Remote Desktop Services (RDP). It is enough to enable RDP in the device settings and connect to the computer using any Remote Desktop client. But there is a restriction on the number of simultaneous RDP sessions — The default windows servers allow only one remote desktop session at a time. If you try to open a second RDP session, a warning will appear asking you to disconnect the first user’s session.

But sometimes, it is important to enable remote desktop for multiple users to allow access at the same time.

We can achieve this by making little changes to the system registry keys. Once the changes are done, multiple users can connect to the system using the RDP client .

The steps include:

Log in to the windows server

Run the gpedit.msc command or the edit group policy

Navigate to Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Remote Desktop Services >> Remote Desktop Session Host >> Connections.

Double click on “ Restrict Remote Desktop Services user to a single Remote Desktop Services session and set this to Disabled.

Next, double click on “Limit number of connections” and set the RD Maximum Connections allowed to 999999 to enable unlimited number of users to access the server. You can also set it to any number of your choice e.g. 5 users