Specify maximum number of remote shells per user

Configures 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 will not be able to 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 will be set to 2 remote shells per user.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

MaxShellsPerUser

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service\WinRS
Value NameMaxShellsPerUser
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value2
Min Value0
Max Value2147483647

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