How to Enable Multiple RDP Sessions for a user in Microsoft Windows Server

This is for the same user to have multiple sessions.

By default, Microsoft Windows 2012, 2016 and 2019 servers allow a single Remote Desktop session. If you have a need for multiple session for the same user follow the instructions below to allow you to enable 2 simultaneous RDP sessions for your user.

Be aware that if you want or need to allow more than 2 simultaneously sessions, RDS deployment with appropriate RDS CALs installed is necessary.

So how to enable multiple RDS sessions:

1. Open the start screen (press the Windows key) and type gpedit.msc and open it
2. Go to Computer Configuration
3. Administrative Templates
4. Windows Components
5. Remote Desktop Services
6. Remote Desktop Session Host
7. Connections.
8. Set Restrict Remote Desktop Services user to a single Remote Desktop Services session to Disabled.

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