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Prevent Remote Desktop Sessions from Sleeping

Hi all,

I have noticed that with windows 2003 terminal services if it feels that you haven't done anything in the remote session for a while it puts it to sleep. This happens offen when you minimize the session. Once you maximize the session it shows a black screen for 10 - 30 seconds while it reconnects. Sometimes it never gets reconnected. My question is how can you make the remote desktop session never sleep? Thanks in advance.

Jay_Jay70

Hi shard26,

these policies are under user config

Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Sessions Set time limit for disconnected sessions
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Sessions Sets a time limit for active Terminal Services sessions
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Sessions Sets a time limit for active but idle Terminal Services sessions
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Sessions Allow reconnection from original client only
Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Sessions Terminate session when time limits are reached

Cheers!

shard26

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Jay Jay,

Thanks for the responce. I have looked at these settings locally and in the domain and they are set to "not configured". Did you set yours manually or are there default settings that aren't beeing shown even though it is set to "not configured"?

Thanks.

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shard26

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Jay,

I have not tryed your suggestion but since you are the only person to respond. I will give you the accepted answer. Once I have made the changes I will reply to this thread. Thanks for your help.

Jay_Jay70

let me know how you go