Policy
Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting allows you to specify the type of Remote Desktop Services client access license (RDS CAL) that is required to connect to this RD Session Host server. You can use this policy setting to select one of two licensing modes: Per User or Per Device. Per User licensing mode requires that each user account connecting to this RD Session Host server have an RDS Per User CAL issued from an RD Licensing server. Per Device licensing mode requires that each device connecting to this RD Session Host server have an RDS Per Device CAL issued from an RD Licensing server. If you enable this policy setting, the Remote Desktop licensing mode that you specify is honored by the Remote Desktop license server and RD Session Host. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the licensing mode is not specified at the Group Policy level. Note: AAD Per User mode is deprecated on Windows 11 and above.
Registry values
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No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
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| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Specify the licensing mode for the RD Session Host server. ID TS_LICENSING_NAME | enum | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\LicensingMode Type REG_DWORD | Options: Per Device (2), Per User (4), AAD Per User (6) |
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