Timeout for hung logon sessions during shutdown
- Policy ID
- ShutdownTimeoutHungSessionsDescription
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Shutdown Options
Description
This policy setting configures the number of minutes the system waits for the hung logon sessions before proceeding with the system shutdown.
If you enable this policy setting, the system waits for the hung logon sessions for the number of minutes specified.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default timeout value is 3 minutes for workstations and 15 minutes for servers.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- ShutdownSessionTimeoutREG_DWORD