Policy

Specify maximum number of remote shells per user

This policy setting configures the maximum number of concurrent shells any user can remotely open on the same system. Any number from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF cand be set, where 0 means unlimited number of shells. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot open new remote shells if the count exceeds the specified limit. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, by default the limit is set to two remote shells per user.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Windows Remote Shell
Policy ID9a96c2b9678b
Internal nameMaxShellsPerUser

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service\WinRS\MaxShellsPerUser

Policy notes

This policy setting configures the maximum number of concurrent shells any user can remotely open on the same system. Any number from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF cand be set, where 0 means unlimited number of shells. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot open new remote shells if the count exceeds the specified limit. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, by default the limit is set to two remote shells per user.

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