Allowing 2 Administrators access via RDP – Windows 2008 R2

Scenario: By default Windows 2008 R2 only allows one session per user.  It is often the case that more than one Administrator needs to login.

 

To enable this go-to START -> ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS -> REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES -> REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION CONFIGURATION MANAGER

 

When that page opens up right-click “Restrict each user to a single session” and select Properties.

When the new window opens ensure “Restrict each user to a single session” is un-ticked.

 

You’ll get a warning message as below:

 

Just logout and log back in for changes to take affect.