A timeout is when the software logs a user out based on how long they've been connected to the service.
Author (RDP connection) timeout convention
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Whether active or idle, users are forcibly disconnected after 12 hours.
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Users who appear to have been disconnected in less than 12 hours probably have experienced a network disconnection, or their computer has gone into sleep mode.
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To avoid unexpected disconnection after 12 hours, log out and log back in again to restart the 12-hour countdown.
Files timeout convention
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Files sessions don't timeout.
All other timeout conventions
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All other pages and modules time out after 15 minutes of inactivity.