How to increase session timeout period in asp.net ?

By default session timeout is 20 minutes, but sometimes If You want to increase or decrease the session timeout as per application requirement. It is possible by a simple setting in the web.confing file.

Increase Session timeout  [increase session timeout to  1 hour in web.config]

In web.config

<system.web>

      <sessionState timeout="60"></sessionState>

</system.web>

OR

<system.web>

      <sessionState mode="InProc" cookieless="false" timeout="60" />

</system.web>

OR

<system.web>

      <sessionState

            mode="InProc"

            stateConnectionString="tcpip=127.0.0.1:42424"

            stateNetworkTimeout="60"

            sqlConnectionString="data source=127.0.0.1;Integrated Security=SSPI"

            cookieless="false"

            timeout="60"/>

</system.web>