IdleTimeoutActions

Actions to run when the computer is idle

Supported on:

  • Chrome (Windows) since version 116

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.

'close_tabs': close all open tabs in open windows.

'show_profile_picker': show the Profile Picker window.

'sign_out': Signs out the current signed in user.

'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.

'reload_pages': reload all webpages. For some pages, the user may be prompted for confirmation first.

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 sync is disabled by setting the SyncDisabled policy nor BrowserSignin is disabled.

"close_browsers" = Close Browsers
"show_profile_picker" = Show Profile Picker
"clear_browsing_history" = Clear Browsing History
"clear_download_history" = Clear Download History
"clear_cookies_and_other_site_data" = Clear Cookies and Other Site Data
"clear_cached_images_and_files" = Clear Cached Images and Files
"clear_password_signin" = Clear Password Signin
"clear_autofill" = Clear Autofill
"clear_site_settings" = Clear Site Settings
"clear_hosted_app_data" = Clear Hosted App Data
"reload_pages" = Reload Pages
"sign_out" = Sign Out
"close_tabs" = Close Tabs

Supported features:

  • Applied to browser without restart. Note that some ongoing tasks may not be affected.
  • Applied at Samsung Browser profile level.

Data type:

List of strings

Windows registry location:

Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\IdleTimeoutActions

Example value:

Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\IdleTimeoutActions\1 = close_browsers
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\IdleTimeoutActions\2 = show_profile_picker

More policies under Idle Browser Actions: