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i need increase the number of access to a particular machine in my work group.....bcz too many need to access that machine simultaniously

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— common causes are an OS-imposed limit on incoming file‑sharing sessions, the machine hitting CPU/disk/network limits, or a network/router bottleneck. Both and pointed toward moving away from a desktop host; below are practical steps to diagnose and options that work in a workgroup.

First, confirm what’s being hit. From the machine in question you can list active SMB sessions and TCP connections to the SMB ports. Useful tools and docs:

net session
netstat -an | find "445" | find /c "ESTABLISHED"
netstat -an | find "139" | find /c "ESTABLISHED"

Also check Computer Management -> Shared Folders -> Sessions for a GUI view. Microsoft docs: and netstat.

If the limit is OS/service related, long‑term fixes are to host the share on a server-class system or a dedicated appliance, or replace the service with a different protocol that scales better (HTTP/FTP/SFTP/WebDAV) depending on your use case. Samba on Linux is a common free alternative for a file server — see Samba. For Windows Server deployments, review Microsoft licensing rules before rolling out to many users: .

If resource saturation is the problem rather than a hard cap, monitor CPU, disk queue length and NIC utilization (Resource Monitor / Performance Monitor) and consider faster disks, a better NIC/switch, or splitting traffic across hosts. Quick workarounds: publish read‑only content via HTTP, stage copies on a NAS, or push files to clients on a schedule.

Security note: any change that exposes shares or opens FTP/Web services must be hardened (authentication, ACLs, transport encryption). The diagnostics above will tell which path is needed next.

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Are you asking how you can increase the max number of simulatneous connections that are allowed in Windows? I believe the max number of connections for Pro is 10. This is hardcoded and can't be changed. If you need more than that either install Server, or take a look at the Samba project and use Linux.

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5 for home definately
dont know about pro
server is a low number to start off with and then you buy "cals" (client licences)

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