If you’re an admin, and you want to enforce an idle timeout setting for all users of the Azure portal, follow these steps:
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Sign in to the Azure portal.
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Select Settings from the global page header.
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Select the link text Configure directory level timeout.

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A new page opens. On the Configure directory level inactivity timeout page, select Enable directory level idle timeout for the Azure portal to turn on the setting.
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Next, enter the Hours and Minutes for the maximum time that a user can be idle before their session is automatically signed out.
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Select Apply.
To confirm that the inactivity timeout policy is set correctly, select Notifications from the global page header. Verify that a success notification is listed.
The setting takes effect for new sessions. It won’t apply immediately to any users who are already signed in.