{"id":1653,"date":"2025-04-21T10:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2025-07-01T04:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:58:18","slug":"how-to-enable-task-auto-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-enable-task-auto-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Task Auto Pause?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the Admin left panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.png 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: From the list of options, select <strong>Project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-16-1024x496.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-16-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-16-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-16-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-16.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the list of options, click on <strong>Task Auto-Pause<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-17-1024x495.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-17-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-17-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-17-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-17.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you have options to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enable\/Disable Task Pause on Idle<\/strong>: Option to activate or deactivate the feature that pauses tasks when the user remains idle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set Minimum Idle Time<\/strong>: Define the minimum duration of inactivity before a task is paused due to idleness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable Task Pause After 24 Hours of Continuous Running<\/strong>: Activate the feature to pause a task if it has been running for 24 hours without interruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable Task Pause When No Data is Received from the App<\/strong>: Allow the task to pause if there is no incoming data from the app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Set the options as required and click on update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Click on Settings from the Admin left panel. 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