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18.10.57.3.2.1 (L2) Ensure 'Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session' is set to 'Enabled'
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This policy setting allows you to restrict users to a single Remote Desktop Services session.The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled.
This setting ensures that users & administrators who Remote Desktop to a server will continue to use the same session - if they disconnect and reconnect, they will go back to the same session they were using before, preventing the creation of a second simultaneous session. This both prevents unnecessary resource usage by having the server host unnecessary additional sessions (which would put extra load on the server) and also ensures a consistency of experience for the user.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled :Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Connections\Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session
Note: This Group Policy path is provided by the Group Policy template TerminalServer.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates.
Note #2: In older Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates, this setting was named Restrict Terminal Services users to a single remote session, but it was renamed starting with the Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 Administrative Templates.
Impact:
None - this is the default behavior.
See Also
Item Details
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: f7e517e4f4c168d7e9ec84725df3dc4ec604ab68d4fa8b5da5545a3601664da4