Issue with Windows server running as RDS Licensing Server, Which have an error when we do a remote session

Question

Hello Team,

Good day,

We have this issue where we have a windows server running as a RDS Licensing server but not a RDS Session Host, Now we usually connect to it and we have no issue with it using RDP, however just one time we got an error when we try to connect to the server, we got the error "server cannot find any license server" something like that.

Would like to know if why it suddenly does this even though its not a RDS session host.

Thank you

Answer 1

Good day Benjie Meneses,

The reason this happens is that even though your server only runs the Remote Desktop Licensing role, it still participates in the RDP connection process. When you connect via RDP, the client may briefly try to check for license information on the target server.

In your case, the Licensing Server might have momentarily failed to reach itself or another license source due to a temporary network issue, DNS glitch, or service delay.

Please make sure the Remote Desktop Licensing service is running and set to Automatic (Delayed Start). Also, check the RDS configuration in Server Manager to confirm that no specific license server is defined. That’s the correct setup for a licensing-only server.

This type of error usually clears up on the next connection attempt. If it happens again, check the Event Viewer for more detailed logs.

Please let me know if these steps help stabilize the connection! And if this answers your question, feel free to click “Accept Answer” so others can benefit from it as well 😊

Jason,