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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 Details

Policy Name
MaxShellsPerUser
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service\WinRS
Supported On
At least Windows Vista
OMA-URI (CSP)
RemoteShell/SpecifyMaxRemoteShells
OS Build Version:10.0.16299
CSP Version:6.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

MaxShellsPerUser

Type: decimal

Default: 2

Min: 0
Max: 2147483647