| Previous | Next |
| STATUS_CTX_CLIENT_LICENSE_NOT_SET | STATUS_CTX_SHADOW_ENDED_BY_MODE_CHANGE |
STATUS_CTX_CLIENT_LICENSE_IN_USE
A legacy client licensing identity collided with an existing use
STATUS_CTX_CLIENT_LICENSE_IN_USE is a legacy Terminal Services licensing status indicating that the client license identity was already being used. It is not proof that two users have the same Windows password, and it should not be resolved by copying a different machine's licensing material.
Modern Per Device RDS CAL handling is server tracked. The useful evidence is the licensing-server record, client identity, deployment mode, and image-cloning history rather than the old client message alone.
Useful evidence
- Identify whether cloned images, restored profiles, or legacy client installations duplicated state that the licensing path treats as one client identity.
- Review the RD Licensing server's issued CAL records and verify that the session host uses the intended Per Device or Per User licensing model.
- Use supported licensing administration to correct the record; do not copy registry values or license files between endpoints as a workaround.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
- Microsoft: RDS client access licenses
- MS-RDPELE: licensing architecture
Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.