Microsoft allows up to two simultaneous Remote Desktop accesses with the Windows Server operating system. Therefore, if two connections are enough for you, it won’t be necessary to purchase licenses or install the Terminal Server role.
In the following tutorial, we’ll explain how to configure a second user for Remote Desktop, although an alternative to creating a new user is to Enable multiple sessions for an RDP user in Windows Server and allow the administrator user to have more than one open session.
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How to create a user in Windows
First, you’ll need to create the user. To do so, open the Computer Management console in Windows (compmgmt.msc). You can open it from Start > Administrative Tools, and in the new window, you’ll find Computer Management available to click on.
Then, under Local Users and Groups, in the Users section, right-click and then select New User...:
Next, create the user with the desired username and password. To finish, click on Create:
How to allow the user Remote Desktop access
Once the user is created, you need to add them to the Remote Desktop Users group. To do so, right-click on the user's name and then click on Properties. Then, go to the Member Of tab and click on Add.... Finally, add the group name (Remote Desktop Users) in the "Enter the object names to select" field and then click on Check Names:
Save the changes and you’ll now be able to log in with your second user via Remote Desktop.
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