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2 | 2 | title: Enable shutdown of VMs on disconnect Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Docs
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3 | 3 | description: Learn how to enable or disable automatic shutdown of VMs when a remote desktop connection is disconnected.
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4 | 4 | ms.topic: article
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| -ms.date: 06/26/2020 |
| 5 | +ms.date: 08/17/2020 |
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8 | 8 | # 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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| 10 | +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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| 12 | +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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11 | 14 | 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. |
| 16 | +## Configure for the lab level |
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| 18 | +You can configure the auto-shutdown setting in the [labs.azure.com](labs.azure.com). |
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| 20 | +* when creating a lab (in **Lab policies**), or |
| 21 | +* after the lab is created (in **Settings**) |
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| -## Configure after the lab is created |
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| -You can configure this setting on the **Settings** page as shown in the following image: |
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| 26 | +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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23 | 28 | > [!WARNING]
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24 | 29 | > 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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26 | 31 | ## Next steps
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| -See the following articles: |
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| -- [Dashboard for classroom labs](use-dashboard.md) |
| 33 | +[Dashboard for classroom labs](use-dashboard.md) |
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