Tutorial Enable and Disable Multiple RDP on Windows

In Windows, the default settings are such that only one user can log in to the server. Therefore, if you need to log in to multiple servers at the same time, you must enable this feature on the server or windows. That’s why we want to teach you How to Enable and Disable Multiple RDP on Windows in this article. You can see the packages available in Eldernode if you want to buy a Windows VPS server.

How to Enable and Disable Multiple RDP on Windows

In simultaneous connection of several users to the server via remote desktop, it is possible to connect to another computer remotely and take control of it. It is possible for the Windows Server version that several people can connect to a system simultaneously using the remote desktop and different usernames.

In-home versions, if a person connects to the system using the remote desktop, the user working on the system will be logged off. This means that more than one person can never use one computer. This restriction applies even to users who are physically sitting behind a system, and when the other user is remote, the user who logged in as a console or physically in the system will be logged out of the system and can not use the operating system.

In the next section, we will teach you how to Enable Multiple RDP on Windows. Then we will show How to Disable Multiple RDP on Windows. Please stay tuned for the rest of this article.

How to Enable Multiple RDP on Windows

In this section, we want to teach you how to Enable Multiple RDP on Windows. To do this, you can easily follow the steps below.

In the first step, you have to search for the Run window from the Start menu search section and open it. You can also do this by pressing the Win+R key combination.

Then you have to type gpedit.msc and click OK.

Now you have to follow the path as shown below:

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

In the next step, as in the image below, you should set Restrict Remote Desktop Services user to a single Remote Desktop Services session to Disabled.

Finally, Double-click the Limit number of connections and set the RD Maximum Connections allowed to 999999. By doing this you will see that Enable Multiple RDP on Windows is done successfully.

How to Disable Multiple RDP on Windows

In this section, we want to teach you how to Disable Multiple RDP on Windows. The process is the same as the previous section, but we will do it again for more familiarity.

In the first step, you have to open the Run window by pressing the Win+R key combination.

Then you have to type gpedit.msc and click OK.

Now you have to follow the path as shown below:

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

In the next step, as in the image below, you should set Restrict Remote Desktop Services user to a single Remote Desktop Services session to Enabled.

Note: In the Options section, you can select the number of users you want to remotely connect to the server in the RD Connections allowed section.

Conclusion

Using the Remote Desktop, you can remotely connect to another computer and take control of it. It is possible for the Windows Server version that multiple people can connect to a system simultaneously using Remote Desktop and with different usernames. In this article, we tried to teach you How to Enable and Disable Multiple RDP on Windows.