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yojimbo87
Asked: 2011-03-21 01:47:53 +0800 CST

Windows Server 2008 R2 max open files limit

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Does Windows Server 2008 R2 have similar limitations to maximum number of opened files like linux have?

files limitations windows-server-2008-r2

2 Answers

  1. Windows Servers have limitations on maximum connected users and maximum open files per session. These are default settings:

    • Maximum Logged On Users: 16777216
    • Maximum open files per session: 16384

    You can view them with net config server command.

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  2. Windows have limits on the number of Open File Handles.It will be around 16,711,680 on 64 bit machines and on 32 bit machines it will be 16,744,448.

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    This is the reference Microsoft Blog Post Pushing the Limits of Windows by Mark Russinovich https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/markrussinovich/2009/09/29/pushing-the-limits-of-windows-handles/

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