Turn off Fair Share CPU Scheduling
- Policy ID
- TS_ENABLE_DFSS
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Remote Desktop Services › Remote Desktop Session Host › Connections
Description
Fair Share CPU Scheduling dynamically distributes processor time across all Remote Desktop Services sessions on the same RD Session Host server, based on the number of sessions and the demand for processor time within each session.
If you enable this policy setting, Fair Share CPU Scheduling is turned off.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Fair Share CPU Scheduling is turned on.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableCpuQuotaREG_DWORD