Running Windows 10. Does idle only mean a set amount of time since the OS got any mouse or keyboard input? Is that a setting I can configure somewhere in Windows?
Or does it mean something else?
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How is "idle" actually defined?
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Re: How is "idle" actually defined?
Idle is a set task priority in the Windows server, that means that any interactive user tasks will get higher priority. There is more information in the FAQs.
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Re: How is "idle" actually defined?
for Idle before starting WU processing, this is what is posted - https://foldingathome.org/faqs/fah-v7/v ... er-slider/
Note: The software uses several different methods to determine if the system is idle. In Windows, if there’s no user input on the mouse or keyboard for a while (the exact timing depends on the system’s configuration) the power management settings can turn off the monitor, or Windows can decide that it’s in “away mode”, whichever comes first, and folding while idle starts. In Mac OS X, the system is idle if there’s no user activity for around five minutes. In Linux, the screensaver and a lack of user input are used to determine idleness.
More details of these settings are provided in the V7 Intermediate page.