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Using Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016

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  Can I useRemote Desktop Session Host Configuration in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016 through the Group Policy? And if I can use this policy on the local client machine? Thanks

  
  
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  Hi Eminent,

  Yes, there is Group Police for you to configure Remote Desktop Session Host settings.

  “Computer Configuration” > “Administrative Templates” > “Windows Components” > “Remote Desktop Services” > “Remote Desktop Session Host“.

  Here is the reference instructions of methods to modify RDSH setting in server 2012.

  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/00c2252b-8ec0-489f-8da2-07a434a9b5a2/forum-faq-restrict-number-of-active-sessions-in-rds-2012-and-2012-r2?forum=winserverTS

  Hope this helps.

  
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  Jenny

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  Hi Eminent,

  Yes, there is Group Police for you to configure Remote Desktop Session Host settings.

  “Computer Configuration” > “Administrative Templates” > “Windows Components” > “Remote Desktop Services” > “Remote Desktop Session Host“.

  Here is the reference instructions of methods to modify RDSH setting in server 2012.

  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/00c2252b-8ec0-489f-8da2-07a434a9b5a2/forum-faq-restrict-number-of-active-sessions-in-rds-2012-and-2012-r2?forum=winserverTS

  Hope this helps.

  
  Thanks,

  Jenny

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  • Marked as answer by Amirhossein Karimpour Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:34 AM

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Install Remote Desktop Session Host role service in Windows Server without Connection Broker role service

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This article provides guidelines to install and configure the Remote Desktop Session Host role service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2012 R2 without the Remote Desktop Connection Broker role service installed.

Applies to: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2
Original KB number: 2833839

How to Set up Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016

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However, that wasn't quite the right way to install Remote Desktop Services on Windows 2012 and later. This tutorial will show how to install Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016, but it can be applied to Windows 2012 or Windows 2012R2. This tutorial assumes that there are no Windows 2012 or later versions of Remote Desktop Services installation in the Windows domain.

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