How to Remove Windows Server Remote Desktop (RDP) User Limit?
By default in Windows Server operating systems, only 2 remote desktop (RDP) connections is allowed. When a third party tries to connect to the server, it either receives an error or kicks one of the active users from the server. Follow these steps to remove this limit and enable simultaneous connection on co-managed game or web servers.
Method: Remove Limit with Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
The safest way to relax concurrent session limits without breaking the Windows Server licensing structure is to edit Group Policies:
- From the keyboard on your server
Windows Logosu + RBy pressing the keys run open the window. - into the box
gpedit.mscType and press Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor. - From the menu on the left, follow these folder paths, respectively:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Connection Host > Connections - From the list on the right "Limit number of connections" Find the (Limit number of connections) policy and double-click it.
- In the window that opens, from the top left "Active" Check (Enabled). Type the number of users you want to allow in the "Remote Desktop Maximum Connections" box at the bottom left (Ex:
99999) and click Apply. - Also on the same list "Limit Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session" Double-click the (Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session) policy.
- This policy "Disabled" Set to (Disabled). In this way, you can connect to the server at the same time from different computers with the same username (e.g. Administrator).
Activating Changes: Right-click on the Start menu and open Command Prompt (CMD) as administrator andgpupdate /forceCommit the settings to the server immediately by typing Your connection limit has now been lifted.
This article is specially prepared for PvPServer.
