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I've been trying to configure a GPO to kill inactive sessions on a Windows Server 2012 R2 terminal server, but I can't seem to be able to get it done.

I went to Computer Settings → Policies → Admin templates → Windows Components → Remote Desktop Services → RD Session Host → Session Time Limits and configured:

  1. Set time limit for domain controller sessions → 30 minutes
  2. Set time limit for active but idle sessions → 30 minutes
  3. End session when time limits are reached → Enabled

I've checked and made sure the policy is applying to the server in question by running gpresult /r /scope:computer.

The problem is that, after 30 minutes, the user sessions that are inactive are still not killed, and they sit there in a disconnected state using memory resources that they shouldn't.

Am I missing something?

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Edit:

Gah...I'm sorry, I didn't check your question correctly...Terminal Services are Remote Desktop Services now since Windows Server 2008 R2 (I think). Sorry!

Check your RDS settings on the server itself - not GPO -, under

Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration

(override user settings) and try specifying the time limits there.

Check the following GPO settings:

> Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows > Components\Terminal Services\Terminal Server\Session Time Limits

Your GPO settings are only for RDP sessions, not for Terminal Server sessions.

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  • For some reason I'm unable to see Terminal Services under Windows Components, am I missing a feature or something? Thanks Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 11:00
  • Do you actually have the Remote Desktop Services role installed? Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 11:17
  • Yes, I do have the RDS role installed, but only the Session Host feature on this server on which I'm trying to kill the sessions Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 11:27
  • I still can't find the RD Session Host console where the Session settings are, but that's just me and the fact that I don't have any documentation on these servers, so configuration-wise I don't know how the roles have been separated, but yes your answer should do the trick if applied correctly. Commented Mar 10, 2017 at 15:19

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