Remote desktop users lost overnight on windows server 2008 R2

We set up a group in active directory to allow certain users access to this Virtual Machine.
I am able to go into the the remote Users of the VM and add this group from active directory.
Every Morning i have to re-add this group as it has gone at some point. There is nothing i can see that would cause this.
Would anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you,

Hi,
According to your description, it seems that the domain Users added in the remote desktop users group disappeared after the reboot, right? What are the operating systems of the clients and server?
In addition, you can try to add domain users to the Remote Desktop Users Group via Group Policy to see if the issue persists. For more detailed information, please refer to the link below:
How to add "Domain Users/Group" to Remote Desktop Users group on Servers using
Group Policy ?
Best regards,
Susie

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