diff --git a/src/ipc.rs b/src/ipc.rs
index 16760da80..0b214efd3 100644
--- a/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src/ipc.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ pub enum Data {
         not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))
     ))]
     ControllingSessionCount(usize),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    PortForwardSessionCount(Option<usize>),
 }
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
@@ -692,6 +694,25 @@ async fn handle(data: Data, stream: &mut Connection) {
                 // This branch is left blank for unification and further use.
             }
         },
+        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+        Data::PortForwardSessionCount(c) => match c {
+            None => {
+                let count = crate::server::AUTHED_CONNS
+                    .lock()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|c| c.conn_type == crate::server::AuthConnType::PortForward)
+                    .count();
+                allow_err!(
+                    stream
+                        .send(&Data::PortForwardSessionCount(Some(count)))
+                        .await
+                );
+            }
+            _ => {
+                // Port forward session count is only a get value.
+            }
+        },
         _ => {}
     }
 }
@@ -1201,6 +1222,16 @@ pub async fn notify_server_to_check_hwcodec() -> ResultType<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+pub async fn get_port_forward_session_count(ms_timeout: u64) -> ResultType<usize> {
+    let mut c = connect(ms_timeout, "").await?;
+    c.send(&Data::PortForwardSessionCount(None)).await?;
+    if let Some(Data::PortForwardSessionCount(Some(count))) = c.next_timeout(ms_timeout).await? {
+        return Ok(count);
+    }
+    bail!("Failed to get port forward session count");
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "hwcodec")]
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
diff --git a/src/platform/windows.rs b/src/platform/windows.rs
index 2a632920e..63302cfad 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows.rs
@@ -573,7 +573,11 @@ async fn run_service(_arguments: Vec<OsString>) -> ResultType<()> {
             let current_active_session = unsafe { get_current_session(share_rdp()) };
             if session_id != current_active_session {
                 session_id = current_active_session;
-                h_process = launch_server(session_id, true).await.unwrap_or(NULL);
+                // https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/10039
+                let count = ipc::get_port_forward_session_count(1000).await.unwrap_or(0);
+                if count == 0 {
+                    h_process = launch_server(session_id, true).await.unwrap_or(NULL);
+                }
             }
         }
         let res = timeout(super::SERVICE_INTERVAL, incoming.next()).await;
@@ -622,8 +626,11 @@ async fn run_service(_arguments: Vec<OsString>) -> ResultType<()> {
                     if tmp != session_id && stored_usid != Some(session_id) {
                         log::info!("session changed from {} to {}", session_id, tmp);
                         session_id = tmp;
-                        send_close_async("").await.ok();
-                        close_sent = true;
+                        let count = ipc::get_port_forward_session_count(1000).await.unwrap_or(0);
+                        if count == 0 {
+                            send_close_async("").await.ok();
+                            close_sent = true;
+                        }
                     }
                     let mut exit_code: DWORD = 0;
                     if h_process.is_null()