Sometimes group policies fail, and you need to force an RD Session Host to look at a specific licensing server. You can verify or set this manually in the registry.
The primary registry keys for managing are used to configure the licensing mode, specify license servers, or troubleshoot the 120-day grace period. 1. Core Licensing Configuration rds cal license registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\Licensing Core Specified License Server : Defines the server(s) issuing CALs. Sometimes group policies fail, and you need to
These keys define how the Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) requests licenses and where it looks for them. Licensing Mode Licensing Mode When a device connects to an
When a device connects to an RDS host, the host issues a digital token (CAL) to the client machine. This is stored locally on the user's computer at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSLicensing
Delete the L$RTMTIMEBOMB... binary value. Note that you must take ownership of the GracePeriod folder to delete this entry. 3. Clear Client-Side Licensing Errors
To troubleshoot RDS CAL license registry key issues, follow these steps: