Configure Multi-User Access to Windows Server

This guide takes Windows Server 2012 R2 OS as an example to explain multi-user remote login configuration for Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC) Windows instances.

Step 1: Sign in to the server

Log in to the server using the built-in remote connection tool on Windows. If remote connection fails, try logging in using VNC.

Step II: Install remote desktop service

1. Open the server manager , select Add Role and Function Wizard, choose Remote Desktop Service, and click Next.

2. Click Next three times without making any changes. On the Role Service page, select Remote Desktop Session Host, then click Add Function in the dialog box that appears.

3. Keep clicking "Next," then click "Install." Once the installation is complete, click "Disable.\

Step III: Set Local Group Policy Editor

1. Open the PowerShell window by clicking PowerShell at the bottom left.

2. In the PowerShell window, type "gpedit.msc" and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor automatically.

3. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections, then double-click "Limit Number of Connections.\

4. In the "Limit Number of Connections" window, select "Enabled," enter the maximum number of simultaneous remote connection users in "Maximum Remote Desktop Connections," and then click "Apply" followed by "OK.\

5. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Connections, then double-click "Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop session.\

6. In the "Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop session" window, select "Disabled." After configuring, click "Apply" and "OK.\

7. Once the settings are complete, close the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step IV: Create a new user and add to the Administrators group

1. Open "Management Tools.\

Double-click "Computer Management.\

2. When the Computer Management window opens, go to Local Users and Groups > Users. Right-click the blank space on the right and select "New User.\

3. Enter the username and login password for the user. Uncheck "User must change password at next logon," select "Password never expires," and click "Create.\

4. Once created, right-click the new user and select "Properties.\
5. Go to the "Member Of" tab, click "Add" at the bottom left to assign the user to the Administrators group, then click "Apply" and "OK.\

Step V: Restart the server

Restart the BCC instance, then verify the changes after the reboot.