Specify maximum number of processes per Shell
- Policy ID
- MaxProcessesPerShell
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Windows Remote Shell
Description
This policy setting configures the maximum number of processes a remote shell is allowed to launch.
If you enable this policy setting, you can specify any number from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF to set the maximum number of process per shell. Zero (0) means unlimited number of processes.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the limit is five processes per shell.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- MaxProcessesPerShellREG_DWORD