Enforce session timeout on Remote Desktop

[bill]

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We are using Remote Desktop for users to connect remotely back to our network
and use a standard version of our XP desktop. However, if a user chooses to
disconnect rather than logoff or they leave their session connected, but
inactive for a long period of time, we would like to have the session
disconnected and logged off. I can't seem to find anything on the web that
would help me set this up properly so I'm hoping that someone here can point
me in the right direction.

Thanks,

 

[Guest]

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There is a setting for this if you are using Remote Desktop on Windows
2003, but it specifically does not work with Windows XP...

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 07:15:03 -0700, "Bill"
<Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>We are using Remote Desktop for users to connect remotely back to our network
>and use a standard version of our XP desktop. However, if a user chooses to
>disconnect rather than logoff or they leave their session connected, but
>inactive for a long period of time, we would like to have the session
>disconnected and logged off. I can't seem to find anything on the web that
>would help me set this up properly so I'm hoping that someone here can point
>me in the right direction.
>
>Thanks,

 

[Guest]

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There some Group Policies that you can configure to disconnect idle sessions. Go to "Start -> Run"
and type gpedit.msc at the command line. Navigate to the "Local Computer Policy -> Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Sessions".

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"Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0490386A-C5B1-4640-A8BD-3A81868640E6@microsoft.com...
> We are using Remote Desktop for users to connect remotely back to our network
> and use a standard version of our XP desktop. However, if a user chooses to
> disconnect rather than logoff or they leave their session connected, but
> inactive for a long period of time, we would like to have the session
> disconnected and logged off. I can't seem to find anything on the web that
> would help me set this up properly so I'm hoping that someone here can point
> me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks,