Group Policy to disable DFSS is not functional

This article applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows® 7

Symptoms

The Group Policy setting Turn off Fair Share CPU Scheduling under the Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Connections node does not change DFSS behavior.

Cause

This is a known issue.

Resolution

Set EnableCpuQuota to 0 in the following registry location:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Quota System.