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January 29, 2004 12:00 AM

How can I enable two concurrent sessions in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later?

John Savill
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A. XP SP2 lets you run two sessions (one local console and one remote desktop) concurrently. You must use a different user for each session. To enable concurrent sessions, perform the following steps:

  1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core registry subkey.
  3. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value.
  4. Enter the name "EnableConcurrentSessions," then press Enter.
  5. Double-click the new value, then set it to 1.

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  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Aug 28, 2005

    "limit number of connections" is different of "user logins"... someone knows how to connect more than 3 users?.... I can have many connections, buy I can have only 3 active windows session

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Aug 01, 2005

    So basically if your on a Domain this is not going to work since there is no Fast User Switching?

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Jun 13, 2005

    Sure it is... start-run-gpedit.msc->computer configuration->administrative templates->windows components->terminal services->limit number of connections - it's all there...

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Apr 21, 2005

    I get it work using the mentioned methods. Still, it is not possible to log more than two users. Is there any registry entry to enable more than two user logins?

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Apr 09, 2005

    Cool! It works fine, but we can connect only 3 users simultaneous, please someone knows how to connect more users? Post it!

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