Restrict monitors Remote Desktop

I am logging into a Win Server 2008 R2 machine via RDC and when I have the max monitors set to 4, it fills all four of my screens. I would like to limit that use to only two or three however at times, but when I do that, it is limited to only one and
the window will not maximize past the size of my smallest screen. I suspect it has something to do with the Winposstr:s: dimensions but I don't understand them.
Can anyone help with this issue?

but when I do that, it is limited to only one and the window will not maximize past the size of my smallest
Hi,
What did you do?
For this issue,please check the following setting with group policy:
1.Press Win +R,and type gpedit.msc.
2.Navigate to the following Group Policy: Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components>Remote Desktop Services>Remote Desktop Session Host>Remote Session Environment
3.Check the following setting with group policy:
You can configure the group policy above to limit the number of your monitors and maximum display resolution.
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Kelvin Xu
TechNet Community Support

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Happy to hear that you resolved your issue. For another issue which you are facing here trying to provide some suggestion.
As you have commented that you are facing issue with second screen resolution on wide screen. The setting which I am suggesting can only applies when you are using multi-monitor Remote Desktop connections. If you are making Connections using a single
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Remote Session Environment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee791847(v=ws.10).aspx
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