Set the background tab inactivity timeout for sleeping tabs
- Policy ID
- SleepingTabsTimeout
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Edge version 88, Windows 7 or later
- Source
- Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
- Category
- Microsoft Edge › Sleeping tabs settings
Description
This policy setting lets you configure the timeout, in seconds, after which inactive background tabs are automatically put to sleep if sleeping tabs is enabled. By default, this timeout is 7,200 seconds (2 hours).
Tabs are only put to sleep automatically when the policy 'SleepingTabsEnabled' (Configure sleeping tabs) is enabled or isn't configured, and the user has enabled the sleeping tabs setting.
If you don't configure this policy, users can choose the timeout value.
Policy options mapping:
* 30Seconds (30) = 30 seconds of inactivity
* 5Minutes (300) = 5 minutes of inactivity
* 15Minutes (900) = 15 minutes of inactivity
* 30Minutes (1800) = 30 minutes of inactivity
* 1Hour (3600) = 1 hour of inactivity
* 2Hours (7200) = 2 hours of inactivity
* 3Hours (10800) = 3 hours of inactivity
* 6Hours (21600) = 6 hours of inactivity
* 12Hours (43200) = 12 hours of inactivity
Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.
Options
Registry
- SleepingTabsTimeoutREG_DWORD
- SleepingTabsTimeoutREG_DWORD