Modify Conversion Timeouts

Scenario/Problem: You need to modify conversion timeout values either for running or nonresponsive conversions.

Solution: Use the KeepAliveTimeout or MaximumConversionTime parameters with the Set-SPWordConversionServiceApplication cmdlet.

To confuse matters, the ConversionTimeout parameter explained in the previous section deals with job monitoring, not the timeouts of conversion processing. Use the KeepAliveTimeout parameter to determine how many seconds a process can be nonresponsive before it is terminated. The valid values for this setting are 10 to 60 seconds, and the default is 30 seconds.

Use the MaximumConversionTime parameter to determine how long a conversion should continue running. The default is 300 ...

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