Merge pull request #98971 from spelluru/labshutdown1213

Automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect

Author: ttorble

articles/lab-services/classroom-labs/TOC.yml

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     - name: Enable remote desktop connection for Linux
       href: how-to-enable-remote-desktop-linux.md
+    - name: Enable automatic shutdown on disconnect
+      href: how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md       
     - name: Enable nested virtualization on a template VM
       href: how-to-enable-nested-virtualization-template-vm.md
     - name: Prepare a Windows template VM

articles/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md

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 Finally, they are prompted to create a Microsoft account that's linked to their GitHub account. It happens automatically when the instructor selects **Next**.  The instructor is then immediately signed in and connected to the classroom lab.
 
+## Automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect
+You can enable or disable automatic shutdown of Windows lab VMs (template or student) after a remote desktop connection is disconnected. You can also specify how long the VMs should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
+
+![Automatic shutdown setting at lab account](../media/how-to-configure-lab-accounts/automatic-shutdown-vm-disconnect.png)
+
+This setting applies to all the labs created in the lab account. A lab owner can override this setting at the lab level. The change to this setting at the lab account will only affect labs that are created after the change is made.
+
+To learn about how a lab owner can configure this setting at the lab level, see [this article](how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md)
 
 ## Next steps
 See the following articles:

articles/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect.md

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+---
+title: Enable shutdown of VMs on disconnect Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Docs
+description: Learn how to enable or disable automatic shutdown of VMs when a remote desktop connection is disconnected.  
+services: lab-services
+documentationcenter: na
+author: spelluru
+manager: 
+editor: ''
+
+ms.service: lab-services
+ms.workload: na
+ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
+ms.devlang: na
+ms.topic: article
+ms.date: 12/13/2019
+ms.author: spelluru
+
+---
+
+# Enable automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect
+This article shows you how you can enable or disable automatic shutdown of **Windows 10** lab VMs (template or student) after a remote desktop connection is disconnected. You can also specify how long the VMs should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down.
+
+A lab account administrator can configure this setting for the lab account in which you create labs. For more information, see [Configure automatic shutdown of VMs on disconnect for a lab account](how-to-configure-lab-accounts.md#automatic-shutdown-of-vms-on-disconnect). As a lab owner, you can override the setting when creating a lab or after the lab is created. 
+
+## Configure when creating a lab
+On the step 3 page of lab creation wizard, you can enable or disable this feature and also specify how long the VM should wait for the user to reconnect before automatically shutting down. 
+
+![Configure at the time of lab creation](../media/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect/configure-lab-creation.png)
+
+## Configure after the lab is created
+You can configure this setting on the **Settings** page as shown in the following image: 
+
+![Configure after the lab is created](../media/how-to-enable-shutdown-disconnect/configure-lab-automatic-shutdown.png)
+
+## Next steps
+See the following articles:
+
+- [Dashboard for classroom labs](use-dashboard.md)