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title: HOW TO CHANGE THE IDLE TIMEOUT OF A IIS APPLICATION POOL ON PLESK.
description: "**Requirements:** Technical knowledge of Plesk. Step 1: Login to the administrator's side of PLESK. Step 2: Scroll to **Tools and Settings** click on it to open up various settings for various features. Locate this feature: ![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-9.png) Step 3: Click on…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-change-the-idle-timeout-of-a-iis-application-pool-on-plesk-2/"
updated: "2024-08-16"
category: Plesk
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# HOW TO CHANGE THE IDLE TIMEOUT OF A IIS APPLICATION POOL ON PLESK.

**Requirements:**
Technical knowledge of Plesk.

Step 1: Login to the administrator's side of PLESK.

Step 2: Scroll to **Tools and Settings** click on it to open up various settings for various features. Locate this feature:

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-9.png)

Step 3: Click on Global settings and ensure the feature below is enabled.

- The change is dependent on if the application pool is enabled for the subscriptions. Feature one and two(on the image) will work for this configuration

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-10.png)

Step 4: Scroll back to Domains sections

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-11.png)

Step 5: Search for your domain and click on it to open up its specific settings. Search for this specific setting

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-13.png)
Dedicated IIS application pool for website.

Step 6: Open up the feature.

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-18.png)

Check the amount of seconds set for IDLE timeout.

**By default 5 MINUTES**

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-15.png)

Step 7: Increasing the time to a considerable amount like 1440 (A day).

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-16.png)

Step 8: Apply then Save the settings

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-17.png)