Specify maximum number of remote shells per user
- Policy ID
- MaxShellsPerUser
- 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 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.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- MaxShellsPerUserREG_DWORD