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SleepingTabsTimeout

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Set the background tab inactivity timeout for sleeping tabs

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 88 or later

Description

This policy setting lets you configure the timeout, in seconds, after which inactive background tabs will be 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 is enabled or is not 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.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • 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

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: Yes
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: SleepingTabsTimeout
  • GP name: Set the background tab inactivity timeout for sleeping tabs
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Sleeping tabs settings
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/Sleeping tabs settings
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

15 minutes of inactivity

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: SleepingTabsTimeout
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000384

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: SleepingTabsTimeout
  • Example value:
<integer>900</integer>

See also