RDP Error – No Terminal Server Client Access Licenses Available

Remote Session was Disconnected because there are no Terminal Server Client Access Licenses Available

You try to use remote desktop to connect with a server, one that you have always been able to connect with before, and instead of connecting with terminal services to get a remote desktop connection, instead you get this error:

“The remote session was disconnected because there are no terminal server client access licenses available for this computer. Please contact the server administrator.”

Solution

For administering a server, these licenses aren’t needed. You can run up to two administrative remote desktop logins at the same time, in addition to the physical keyboard and screen, (for a total of three desktop sessions.)

The solution is actually the following:

* First close the remote console and make a back-up of your registry on the workstation you are using to connect on the server.
* Second, delete this registry key using regedit on the computer you are using for connect on the server:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\MSLICENSING

* Start the remote console and try to log into the server…