In general, Windows 10 allows you to establish a single Remote Desktop connection on a computer. However, with a few tweaks, you can make multiple Remote Desktop connections on a Windows system.
How many connections can you make via RDP?
Under normal conditions, Windows 10 limits the number of users who can connect through Remote Desktop Connection. By default, this number is 1. If another user attempts to connect when a Remote Desktop connection is already established, the new user receives an error message. The error message says-
Another user is logged in. If you continue, it will be disconnected. Do you want to connect in any way?
To avoid this, you can increase the number of users who can connect to Remote Desktop Service simultaneously.
Increase the number of Remote Desktop connections
Do you need to allow multiple Remote Desktop connections to the server? You can allow more than two RDP sessions in Windows 10 using a Gropu policy setting.
Here are the steps using which you can increase or limit the number of Remote Desktop connections in Windows 10.
1]hurry The Start menu and start typing gpedit.msc.
2]Now open this console. He opens the Local Group Policy Editor window.
3]Now follow the following steps:
Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Remote Desktop Services> Remote Desktop Session Host> Connections
You will see the following list in the open right side panel.
4]After that, double click on the ‘Limit the number of connections” The following window opens. By default, its status is displayed as “Not configured“
5]Select the Activated radio button to increase or limit the number of Remote Desktop connections. This activates the “Maximum RD connections allowed” counter menu in the The options section.
6]Now increase or decrease the maximum number of connections allowed in the meter using the up or down arrow, as required.
7]Once the number is selected, click on Okay to apply the changes.
You will see the following information on the right panel of Help me.
This parameter specifies whether Remote Desktop Services limits the number of simultaneous connections to the server.
You can use this setting to limit the number of Remote Desktop Services sessions that can be active on a server. If this number is exceeded, additional users who try to connect will receive an error message telling them that the server is busy and trying again later. Limiting the number of sessions improves performance because fewer sessions require system resources. By default, Remote Desktop session hosts allow an unlimited number of Remote Desktop service sessions and Remote Desktop for Administration allows two Remote Desktop service sessions.
To use this setting, enter the number of connections you want to specify as the maximum for the server. To specify an unlimited number of connections, type 999999.
If the status is set to Enabled, the maximum number of connections is limited to the specified number compatible with the version of Windows and the mode of Remote Desktop Services running on the server.
If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, the limits on the number of connections are not enforced at the Group Policy level.
This setting is intended for use on Remote Desktop Session Host servers (that is, servers running Windows with the Remote Desktop Session Host role service installed).
After that, you will see that the state of “Limit number of connections” is changed to “Enabled”.
To restore the settings, follow the same steps.
Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.