Idle Time

The Idle Time task can be scheduled by completing the following steps:

1.	Select Idle Time from the Task Type drop-down and click Add.

2.	The following options are displayed:

>	Name – Specify a name for the task.

>	Restart or Shutdown – Select Restart or Shutdown and specify the idle time in minutes after which the task must take place.

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Start idle time countdown only after the first keyboard/mouse activity – This option is only for the Shutdown task. Select this checkbox for the timer to start counting only after the first keyboard or mouse activity. For example, if the idle time is specified as 20 minutes, and this option is selected, the workstation task will shutdown the computer 20 minutes after the first keyboard and mouse activity.

>	Show message – Select the checkbox to display a message. Specify the time interval in minutes and enter a brief message.

After the computer is started, the Idle Time counter becomes active only after the first keyboard or mouse activity has been initiated. During a Remote Desktop session, the Idle Time of the controlling computer is used to activate the task.

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Click OK.

Example

In the above screen, the Idle Time task is set to Restart when the computer is idle for 1 minute. A message is displayed to the user for 1 minute after the idle time has elapsed. The computer will restart unless the user cancels the task in the message dialog displayed.