ERROR_REMOTE_SESSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED 0x800704C4

Error code 1220 · HRESULT 0x800704C4

WINDOWS

An attempt was made to establish a session to a network server, but there are already too many sessions established to that server.

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What it means

ERROR_REMOTE_SESSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED is a Windows error code (system error 1220, returned as HRESULT 0x800704C4) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “An attempt was made to establish a session to a network server, but there are already too many sessions established to that server.”

How to fix ERROR_REMOTE_SESSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED

  1. Test connectivity to the remote host first (ping, then the exact port)
  2. Check firewall, VPN and proxy rules for the involved process
  3. Run 'ipconfig /flushdns' and 'netsh interface ip reset', then reboot

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Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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