The Auto-Refresh option allows you to specify whether or not the auto-refresh feature on work item lists should be enabled or disabled by default every time you log in. When enabled, work item lists are automatically refreshed at a specified interval.
Note that this setting affects all work item lists except those on which the auto-refresh feature was set for that individual list. For information about enabling/disabling the auto-refresh feature on individual work item lists, see Auto-Refresh of Work Item Lists.
Procedure
On the Options dialog, click the Work Items icon in the left pane.
In the Auto-Refresh section, either check (to enable) or uncheck (to disable) the Auto-refresh lists of work items check box to specify the default behavior of the auto-refresh feature whenever you log in:
If you checked the Auto-refresh lists of work items check box, in the Auto-refresh interval field, specify the auto-refresh interval, in seconds. The minimum allowed is 30 seconds.
Click OK to save the changes and close the Options dialog.