diff --git a/src/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.CloudService/Orchard.Azure.WebContent/Bin/Startup/SetIdleTimeout.cmd b/src/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.CloudService/Orchard.Azure.WebContent/Bin/Startup/SetIdleTimeout.cmd
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+REM Unless running in the compute emulator, set the default idle timeout of IIS application pools to zero (no automatic recycling).
+IF "%ComputeEmulatorRunning%" == "false" (
+	%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.processModel.idleTimeout:00:00:00
+)
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