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AlohaDave
Copper Contributor
Apr 15, 2020

Limited RDP access via Windows Server Essentials 2016

I'm disappointed to learn that Windows Server Essentials 2016 only allows two RDP sessions at a time. This severely limits my business during this pandemic. I encourage Microsoft to change this rather than trying to sell us a license that allows more.

  • Reza_Ameri-Archived's avatar
    Reza_Ameri-Archived
    Bronze Contributor
    Apr 16, 2020
    Windows Server Essentials is for small company and has limit functionality. For full management you will need consider Windows Server or you may try third-party remote desktop solution as workaround.
  • NetDef's avatar
    NetDef
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 16, 2020

    AlohaDaveThe two-session limit of which you speak is for the built in Admin RPD allowed sessions, and for all server products this has been unchanged since Server 2000.

     

    If you have the Essentials edition license (not the added Essentials role on Server 2016 Standard) then you ARE allowed to use the built in RDP Gateway service to route RDP sessions for users to on-LAN workstations.

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