Change permissions on the RCM > GracePeriod key.To reset the grace period, there are actually just 3 steps involved: Overview of resetting the grace periodĪdditionally, for production systems, resetting the 120 day grace period should only be done for systems that are not in production, as you should have proper licensing installed for production use. Creating a quick snapshot of the Windows virtual machine before you begin is always a good practice if you are working with a virtual machine. Editing the registry can result in totally destroying a Windows system, so proceed with any low-level registry edits with caution. Before we begin, there are a couple of disclaimers to make here.

You can take a closer look at the official licensing documentation for Remote Desktop Services here:įor resetting the 120 day grace period for the RDS role, the registry editor is your friend and makes this process easy. Let’s take a look at how to reset the 120 day RDS grace period.

If you are like me, the latter is certainly the path of least resistance and work involved. You can either redeploy your Windows Server which will allow you to spin up a new 120 day grace period, or you can actually reset the grace period.

Error after 120 day grace period has expired for Remote Desktop Services

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