Policy
Specify idle Timeout
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting configures the maximum time in milliseconds remote shell will stay open without any user activity until it is automatically deleted. Any value from 0 to 0x7FFFFFFF can be set. A minimum of 60000 milliseconds (1 minute) is used for smaller values. If you enable this policy setting, the server will wait for the specified amount of time since the last received message from the client before terminating the open shell. If you do not configure or disable this policy setting, the default value of 900000 or 15 min will be used.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | IdleTimeout ID IdleTimeout | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRM\Service\WinRS Value name IdleTimeout Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 2147483647 |