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Disable timeout of IIS on an Azure web role.
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.processModel.idleTimeout:00:00:00
<!-- This is added under your WebRole section. The commandline should be the path to the file, which starts at the root of the project that is your WebRole. -->
<Startup>
<Task commandLine="startup\disableTimeout.cmd" executionContext="elevated" taskType="background"/>
</Startup>
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DO NOT CREATE THE .CMD FILE IN VISUAL STUDIO! For some reason, VS adds some things that makes this not work in Azure if the file is created in VS. Create it in Notepad first, then add it to the project. Editing the file afterwards seems to work, though, it's only the creation that's jacked up in VS.

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