Specify maximum number of processes per Shell

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service\WinRS

Options

MaxProcessesPerShell decimal - range 0-2147483647

Description

This policy setting configures the maximum number of processes a remote shell is allowed to launch. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify any number from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF to set the maximum number of process per shell. Zero (0) means unlimited number of processes. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the limit is five processes per shell.