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I RDP to many Windows Servers. Some servers allow only the standard two RDP sessions, and I am careful to log off when I am done. Other servers allow many sessions, so I prefer to disconnect to keep my applications open.

I cannot always check Local Group Policy as I am not an admin of many of these servers. I hope to find evidence somewhere, available to a standard user: query local group policy, registry setting, query for a Windows feature setting, query terminal services, power shell command, etc.

Question: How can a standard user account check, if a Windows Server is has the Remote Desktop Application Server role installed and allows more than the two administrative RDP sessions?

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  • The Local Group Policy editor requires admin rights, but I think a standard user can read the values. Where are the settings stored: admx file or registry maybe?
    – Pointer
    Commented Dec 8, 2023 at 17:43

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An indirect way would be to just check that registry key:

LicenseServers (REG_SZ)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

If set it mean the server is allocating RDS CAL to non admin user/device connecting to that server.

If unset and using a standard account you would got an licence warning in the grace period and a connection refused after the grace period.

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You can't only someone with administrative permissions on the rdp configuration can check that. Ask an administrator to check that for you.

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