Limit number of monitors: registry value MaxMonitorsComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Policy ID
TS_MAXMONITOR
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Remote Desktop Services › Remote Desktop Session Host › Remote Session Environment

Registry

MaxMonitors

REG_DWORDComputer
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Maximum Monitors
Value type
REG_DWORD
Minimum value
1
Maximum value
16
Required
true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"MaxMonitors"=dword:<enter value>
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" /v "MaxMonitors" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'MaxMonitors' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null