Obtaining More Licenses for Windows Server Edition

Windows Server Edition offers multiple licenses for remote desktop sessions, which means that you can connect multiple times during a single session.

Windows Server Edition offers two free licenses for remote desktop sessions. Windows Home and Professional editions can only be used as agents for a single GUI-level testing VUser.

  1. Navigate to Start > ... > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs .
  2. Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button.
  3. Within the Windows Components Wizard, scroll to and check the Terminal Server check box.
  4. Click Next to enable application mode for your Windows system.
    Note: A license server is required for application mode. Contact Microsoft for information about obtaining a license server.
  5. Restart your computer.
Parent topic: Configuring Windows for GUI-Level Testing