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VorpalF2F
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15.08.2019, 16:07

When I started the client this morning it required an update.
No problem. Updated.

Sometime later I got a popup saying that I would be disconnected in 5 minutes due to inactivity.

There is a setting where you can set the warning to come on 5 minutes, 3 minutes or 1 minuted before the timeout engages.

I can find nowhere that says how long you must be inactive before the warning appears.

What worries me is that I often register for tournaments, and rely on PokerStars to open the tables on time.
Now, if I reg for tournaments and timeout I might miss the start.

Anyone know what the timeout is?


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SDK1987
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28.08.2019, 08:13

I have it now for a week and the time out period is 30 minutes and it looks like you can't remove it. At least I don't know yet how you could remove it.

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14.09.2019, 17:28

I have a script that alerts me when the window pops up so that I can dismiss it.
What is funny is that looks for "Inactivity Timeout" in the window title, and this thread is triggering it!

When the window first pops up it says 5:00 but if I interact with the window but don't dismiss it, it goes to 30:00

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VS


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SDK1987
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17.09.2019, 16:32

Indeed, but not sure why they have changed it. I was used to it to keep the client the entire day open, but that doesn't work if you if the time out expired.


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25.09.2019, 16:24

Is there a way to disable this 'dropped due to inactivity' function?


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VorpalF2F
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25.09.2019, 17:47

Hi Stasoverflow,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com!
There isn't a way to do it from inside the client -- at least no way that I've found.

It would be possible to write a script that activates the PokerStars window, then submit some keystrokes or mouse clicks at a given interval.
I don't know if it would work, and there may be side effects

Another alternative is to have a timer that pops up and beeps just before the Inactivity Timeout window appears.

Best of luck,
VS


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SDK1987
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26.09.2019, 16:29

It's indeed annoying, but you could always ask PokerStars support how you could removed, but I doubt it's possible.


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