{"id":775,"date":"2020-06-24T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T02:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itblog.ldlnet.net\/?p=775"},"modified":"2020-06-24T21:52:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T02:52:35","slug":"remote-desktop-licensing-mode-is-not-configured-when-configuring-remote-desktop-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itblog.ldlnet.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/24\/remote-desktop-licensing-mode-is-not-configured-when-configuring-remote-desktop-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is Not Configured when configuring Remote Desktop Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently setup a backend RDP server so that I could test our remote services. I went through the installation process and installed my RDP license on the server successfully. The problem was that I was not getting an error when logging onto the server locally to check the status of the RDP Server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Error Example for RDP Licensing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also had Events within Event Viewer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Log Name: System<\/strong>
Source: Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing<\/strong>
Date: 6\/24\/2020 3:44:16 PM
Event ID: 18<\/strong>
Task Category: None
Level: Warning<\/strong>
Keywords: Classic
User: N\/A
Computer: SRV2016-02.ldlnet.net
Description:
The Remote Desktop license server “SRV2016-02” has not been activated and therefore will only issue temporary licenses. To issue permanent licenses, the Remote Desktop license server must be activated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, this error appears as a notification popup in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote Desktop licensing mode is not configured<\/strong>
Remote Desktop Services will stop working in xx days. On the RD Connection Broker server, use Server Manager to specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode and the license server.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you click on this notification popup, it doesn\u2019t redirect you anywhere and it gets simply disappeared which is a quite frustrating situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought I had this set properly, but the RDP Licensing Diagnoser application told me that I needed to choose the licensing configuration to distribute for Per Device<\/strong> OR Per User<\/strong>. The licenses I installed were per device so I did some research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found out that this had to be configured via the Registry, PowerShell, or could be configured through GPO. I chose to do GPO since that would always apply on my servers in my domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How To configure the Remote Desktop Licensing Mode through the Registry <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to change the licensing mode<\/strong> for Remote Desktop session host using the registry editor and get rid of the error message Remote Desktop Services will stop working in xx days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, press\u00a0Windows + R<\/strong>\u00a0keys together and then type\u00a0regedit<\/strong>\u00a0in the Run dialog box and press\u00a0Enter\u00a0key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"regedit<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next, in the left pane of the Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:<\/p>\n\n\n

HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server\\RCM\\Licensing Core<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\"licensing<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Next in the right pane, double-click on the\u00a0LicensingMode<\/strong>\u00a0to edit its value\u00a0and then change the\u00a0Value data<\/strong>\u00a0according to your requirement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Set the Value data\u00a02<\/strong>\u00a0for Per Device<\/em><\/strong> RDS licensing mode
Set the Value data\u00a04<\/strong>\u00a0for Per User<\/em><\/strong> RDS licensing mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"remote<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Finally, click on the\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0button to save the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, restart your computer and check if the Remote Desktop licensing mode<\/strong> is not configured issue on Windows Server has been resolved or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you changed the licensing mode, now everything will be reported accurately and the Remote Desktop session host will recognize the licensing configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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How To configure the Remote Desktop Licensing Mode through a Group Policy Object (GPO)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
First Logon to a machines that has Group Policy Tools Installed, press\u00a0Windows + R<\/strong>\u00a0keys together, type\u00a0gpedit.msc<\/strong>,\u00a0and press\u00a0Enter\u00a0key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"gpedit-windows-10\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Within Group Policy Editor, create a new GPO and link it to the level that you need to link it to. (In my case, the domain level.) Navigate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Computer Configuration<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Policies<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Administrative Templates<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Windows Components<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Remote Desktop Services<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Remote Desktop Session Host<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Licensing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"change<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Next, double-click on the \u201cUse the specified Remote Desktop license servers<\/strong>\u201d setting and then select\u00a0Enabled<\/strong>\u00a0option. Finally, enter the names of the\u00a0license servers<\/strong>\u00a0(host name\u00a0or\u00a0IP address) and then click on the\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"use<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, double-click on the \u201cSet the Remote Desktop licensing mode<\/strong>\u201d setting and then select\u00a0Enabled<\/strong>\u00a0option. Finally, set the licensing mode (Per Device<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Per User<\/strong>) and then click on the\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"set<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Once all these changes are done, close Group Policy Editor, go to the RDP Licensing Server and run a gpupdate \/force<\/em><\/strong> to refresh Group Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, when you open the Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser, you shouldn\u2019t see any errors like the remote desktop licensing mode is not configured on windows server or any kind of issues regarding your licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Corrected Licensing Diagnoser Result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How To configure Remote Desktop Licensing Mode through PowerShell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can also use PowerShell to set the Licensing Mode via the Set-RDLicenseConfiguration<\/em><\/strong> cmdlet from the RemoteDesktop PowerShell Module which is installed with Remote Desktop Services:<\/p>\n\n\n
Imort-Module remotedesktop\n\nSet-RDLicenseConfiguration -LicenseServer @(\"srv2016-01.ldlnet.net\",\"srv2016-02.ldlnet.net\") -Mode PerDevice -ConnectionBroker \"srv2016-01.ldlnet.net\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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KEEP POSITIVITY ON YOUR SIDE!
CONTINUE TO LEARN!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
REFERENCES:<\/strong>
How to Fix Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is Not Configured<\/a>
Set-RDLicenseConfiguration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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