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‎articles/lab-services/TOC.yml

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- name: Capacity limits
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- name: Cost management for labs
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- name: Scenarios
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- name: SolidWorks computer-aided design (CAD)
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- name: Cost management for labs
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‎articles/lab-services/how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md

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title: Configure automatic shutdown of VMs in Azure Lab Services
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description: This article describes how to configure automatic shutdown of VMs in the lab account.
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ms.date: 08/17/2020
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# Configure automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect setting for a lab account
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You can enable or disable automatic shutdown of Windows lab VMs (template or student) after a remote desktop connection is disconnected. You can also specify how long Lab Services should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
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## Enable automatic shutdown
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Review details about the automatic shutdown in the [Maximize cost control with auto-shutdown settings](cost-management-guide.md#maximize-cost-control-with-auto-shutdown-settings) section.
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1. On the **Lab Account** page, select **Labs settings** on the left menu.
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2. Select the **Automatically shut down virtual machines when users disconnect** option.
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3. Specify how long Lab Services should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down the VMs.
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## Enable automatic shutdown
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![Automatic shutdown setting at lab account](./media/how-to-configure-lab-accounts/automatic-shutdown-vm-disconnect.png)
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) navigate to the **Lab Account** page.
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1. Select **Labs settings** on the left menu.
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1. Select the auto-shutdown setting(s) that is appropriate for your scenario.
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This setting applies to all the labs created in the lab account. A lab creator (educator) can override this setting at the lab level. The change to this setting at the lab account will only affect labs that are created after the change is made.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Automatic shutdown setting at lab account](./media/how-to-configure-lab-accounts/automatic-shutdown-vm-disconnect.png)
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The setting(s) apply to all the labs created in the lab account. A lab creator (educator) can override this setting at the lab level. The change to this setting at the lab account will only affect labs that are created after the change is made.
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To disable this setting, uncheck the checkbox for the **Automatically shutdown virtual machines when users disconnect** option on this page.
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To disable the setting(s), uncheck the checkbox(s) on this page.
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## Next steps
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To learn about how a lab owner can configure or override this setting at the lab level, see [this article](how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md)
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To learn about how a lab owner can configure or override this setting at the lab level, see [Enable automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect](how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md)

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title: Enable shutdown of VMs on disconnect Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Docs
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description: Learn how to enable or disable automatic shutdown of VMs when a remote desktop connection is disconnected.
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# Enable automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect
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This article shows you how you can enable or disable automatic shutdown of **Windows 10** lab VMs (template or student) after a remote desktop connection is disconnected. You can also specify how long the VMs should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
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This article shows you how you can enable or disable automatic shutdown lab VMs (template or student) after a remote desktop connection is disconnected. You can also specify how long the VMs should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
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Review details about the automatic shutdown in the [Maximize cost control with auto-shutdown settings](cost-management-guide.md#maximize-cost-control-with-auto-shutdown-settings) section.
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A lab account administrator can configure this setting for the lab account in which you create labs. For more information, see [Configure automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect for a lab account](how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md). As a lab owner, you can override the setting when creating a lab or after the lab is created.
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## Configure when creating a lab
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On the step 3 page of lab creation wizard, you can enable or disable this feature and also specify how long the VM should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
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## Configure for the lab level
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You can configure the auto-shutdown setting in the [labs.azure.com](labs.azure.com).
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![Configure at the time of lab creation](./media/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect/configure-lab-creation.png)
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* when creating a lab (in **Lab policies**), or
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You can configure this setting on the **Settings** page as shown in the following image:
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![Configure after the lab is created](./media/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect/configure-lab-automatic-shutdown.png)
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Make sure to review details about the automatic shutdown in the [Maximize cost control with auto-shutdown settings](cost-management-guide.md#maximize-cost-control-with-auto-shutdown-settings) section.
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> If you shutdown the Windows operating system (OS) on a VM before disconnecting an RDP session to the VM, the autoshutdown feature will not work properly.
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## Next steps
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See the following articles:
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- [Dashboard for classroom labs](use-dashboard.md)
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[Dashboard for classroom labs](use-dashboard.md)
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