Actions to run when the computer is idle

Policy ID
IdleTimeoutActions
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Microsoft Windows 7 or later
Source
Google Chrome Policy Templates (version 156.0.8078.80)
Category
Google › Google Chrome › Idle Browser Actions

Description

List of actions to run when the timeout from the IdleTimeout policy is reached.

Warning: Setting this policy can impact and permanently remove local personal data. It is recommended to test your settings before deploying to prevent accidental deletion of personal data.

If the IdleTimeout policy is unset, this policy has no effect.

When the timeout from the IdleTimeout policy is reached, the browser runs the actions configured in this policy.

If this policy is empty or left unset, the IdleTimeout policy has no effect.

Supported actions are:

'close_browsers': close all browser windows and PWAs for this profile. Not supported on Android and iOS.

'close_tabs': close all open tabs in open windows. Only supported on iOS.

'show_profile_picker': show the Profile Picker window. Not supported on Android and iOS.

'sign_out': Signs out the current signed in user. Only supported on iOS.

'clear_browsing_history', 'clear_download_history', 'clear_cookies_and_other_site_data', 'clear_cached_images_and_files', 'clear_password_signing', 'clear_autofill', 'clear_site_settings', 'clear_hosted_app_data': clear the corresponding browsing data. See the ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList policy for more details. The types supported on iOS are 'clear_browsing_history', 'clear_cookies_and_other_site_data', 'clear_cached_images_and_files', 'clear_password_signing', and 'clear_autofill'

'reload_pages': reload all webpages. For some pages, the user may be prompted for confirmation first. Not supported on iOS.

The user will stay signed into their Google account when deleting cookies using 'clear_cookies_and_other_site_data'.

Setting 'clear_browsing_history', 'clear_password_signing', 'clear_autofill', and 'clear_site_settings' will disable sync for the respective data types if neither `Chrome Sync` is disabled by setting the SyncDisabled policy nor BrowserSignin is disabled.

Example value:

close_browsers
show_profile_picker

Options

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