Pause or resume the Workplace app

IMPORTANT  The documentation immediately below pertains to Workplace for Windows and Mac v10. If you haven't upgraded yet, just jump to the Workplace Desktop v8 documentation farther down this page. Not sure which version you have? Click here.

Workplace for Windows and Mac v10

SECURITY  All Workplace Desktop users

NAVIGATION   > or

Workplace app operations can be paused or resumed at any time.

NOTE  When the Workplace app is paused, all Workplace activity is temporarily suspended and the Workplace icon displays in gray.

How to...

  1. In your taskbar/menu bar, click the icon.
  2. Click the button at the bottom of the window to simply pause until tomorrow, or select a duration. Make a selection from the expanded menu. The available options are 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or Until tomorrow. If you select Until tomorrow, Workplace operations will resume at midnight today.
  3. To manually resume the service, click the button.

Workplace Desktop v8

SECURITY  All Workplace Desktop users

NAVIGATION   > Pause > make selection

NAVIGATION   > Preferences... > Pause or Resume

Workplace Desktop operations can be paused or resumed at any time.

NOTE  When the Workplace app is paused, all Workplace activity is temporarily suspended and the Workplace icon displays in gray.

How to...

  1. Click the icon.
  2. Hover over Pause.
  3. Make a selection from the expanded menu. The available options are 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or Until tomorrow. If you select Until tomorrow, Workplace operations will resume at midnight today.

NOTE  You may manually pause or resume Workplace Desktop operations on the Workplace app options window by clicking the Pause or Resume button. If you access the pause feature from here, Workplace Desktop will pause until midnight, then automatically resume activity.

  1. Click the icon.
  2. Select Resume.

NOTE  You may manually pause or resume Workplace Desktop operations on the Workplace app options window by clicking the Pause or Resume button.