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Force generate a new session or lock a session ID to a client when using the same login for Windows Virtual Machines versus taking over empty session?

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Situation

Our engineering group generates new Windows VMs from a template that uses a generic admin user. Through the course of a project that user is used in multiple, parallel sessions by several engineers that are making modifications to code or configuration.

Most engineers utilize the old Microsoft RDP Terminal (mstsc) or the new Windows 10 Microsoft Remote Desktop Application (version 10.2.1810.0). Some use VMware Remote Client.

Issue

When sessions are left open another user may log in and inadvertently take over another person's active session with in progress changes and notes.

Note: This issue is observed from all methods.

Workarounds

  1. When it's 2 people, one user disconnects and the other launches task manager to connect over to their desired session. More than 3 people means a discussion determining who is on what session.
  2. Save their active files and continue using the session as is.

Desired Solutions

  1. Locking down sessions by client name or prioritize client name for session re-entry. Users tab of Windows Task Manager with same user for multiple sessions
  2. Ability to create ad-hoc new sessions when landing in to someone else's session inadvertently.
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joeqwerty
Why don't you have each user use a dedicated named user account rather then all using the same username?
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beingmerry
The multiple session / single user current method works 90% of the time. The additional configuration for superuser accounts with the pre-installed applications on the VM template would mean additional non-project configuration work. The "Client name" is a known value in Windows. I thought there could be a setting like "prioritize the session assignment by client name last on session" or "lock session by client name" or "generate new session if not last client name" but I haven't been able to locate any options like that.
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