The RDS Session Time Limits group policy settings let users set policies for time limits to sessions on RDS hosts.
The Horizon 7 RDS group policy settings are installed in the folder.
The Horizon 7 RDS group policy settings are also installed in the folder.
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| Set time limit for disconnected sessions | Use this policy setting to configure a time limit for disconnected Remote Desktop Services sessions. You can use this policy setting to specify the maximum amount of time that a disconnected session is kept active on the server. By default, Remote Desktop Services allows users to disconnect from a Remote Desktop Services session without logging off and ending the session. When a session is in a disconnected state, running programs are kept active even though the user is no longer actively connected. By default, these disconnected sessions are maintained for an unlimited time on the server. If you enable this policy setting, disconnected sessions are deleted from the server after the specified amount of time. To enforce the default behavior that disconnected sessions are maintained for an unlimited time, select "Never". If you have a console session, disconnected session time limits do not apply. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, disconnected sessions are maintained for an unlimited time. You can specify time limits for disconnected sessions on the Sessions tab in the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool.
Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured, the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
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| Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions | Use this policy setting to specify the maximum amount of time that an active Remote Desktop Services session can be idle (without user input) before it is automatically disconnected. If you enable this policy setting, you must select the desired time limit in the Idle session limit drop-down list. Remote Desktop Services will automatically disconnect active but idle sessions after the specified amount of time. The user receives a warning two minutes before the session disconnects, which allows the user to press a key or move the mouse to keep the session active. If you have a console session, idle session time limits do not apply. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Services allows sessions to remain active but idle for an unlimited time. You can specify time limits for active but idle sessions on the Sessions tab in the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool. If you want Remote Desktop Services to terminate-instead of disconnect-a session when the time limit is reached, you can configure the "Terminate session when time limits are reached" policy setting in the folder.
Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured, the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
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| Set time limit for active Remote Desktop Services sessions | Use this policy setting to specify the maximum amount of time that a Remote Desktop Services session can be active before it is automatically disconnected. If you enable this policy setting, you must select the desired time limit in the Active session limit drop-down list. Remote Desktop Services will automatically disconnect active sessions after the specified amount of time. The user receives a warning two minutes before the Remote Desktop Services session disconnects, which allows the user to save open files and close programs. If you have a console session, active session time limits do not apply. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Services allows sessions to remain active for an unlimited time. You can specify time limits for active sessions on the Sessions tab in the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool. If you want Remote Desktop Services to terminate-instead of disconnect-a session when the time limit is reached, you can configure the "Terminate session when time limits are reached" policy setting in the folder.
Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured, the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
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| Terminate session when time limits are reached | Specifies whether to terminate a timed-out Remote Desktop Services session instead of disconnecting it. You can use this setting to direct Remote Desktop Services to terminate a session (that is, the user is logged off and the session is deleted from the server) after time limits for active or idle sessions are reached. By default, Remote Desktop Services disconnects sessions that reach their time limits. Time limits are set locally by the server administrator or in Group Policy. See the "Set time limit for active Remote Desktop Services sessions" and "Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions" settings. If you enable this setting, Remote Desktop Services terminates any session that reaches its time-out limit. If you disable this setting, Remote Desktop Services always disconnects a timed-out session, even if specified otherwise by the server administrator. If you do not configure this setting, Remote Desktop Services disconnects a timed-out session, unless specified otherwise in local settings.
Note: This setting only applies to time-out limits that are deliberately set in the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool or Group Policy Management Console, and not to time-out events that occur due to connectivity or network conditions. Also note that this setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both settings are configured, the Computer Configuration setting overrides.
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| Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions | Use this policy setting to specify how long a user's remote application session will remain in a disconnected state before the session is logged off from the RDS host. By default, if a user closes a remote application, the session is disconnected from the RDS host. If you enable this policy setting, when a user closes a remote application, the remote application session will remain in a disconnected state until the time limit that you specify is reached. When the time limit specified is reached, the remote application session will be logged off from the RDS host. If the user starts a remote application before the time limit is reached, the user will reconnect to the disconnected session on the RDS host. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when a user closes a remote application, the session will be disconnected from the RDS host.
Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured, the Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence.
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