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Resuming means any way the candidate returns to the test: clicking the test link again, reloading the page in the browser, or coming back after a while and letting the browser auto-reload.
When a candidate leaves a test mid-attempt, whether due to a browser crash, network issue, or accidental closure, AutoProctor determines whether to resume the previous attempt or create a new one. The behavior depends on your test type and settings.

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Resume Behavior by Test Type

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Configuring the Resume Feature

For Google Forms, Microsoft Forms and IFrame tests, you control resume behavior through the Auto-resume switch in your test settings.
1

Open test settings

Go to your Tests page and click Settings next to the test.
2

Turn Auto-resume on or off

In the General section, use the Auto-resume switch. AutoProctor marks this setting as Recommended.
3

Save

Click Save settings.
Three switch rows in the General section. Auto-resume, marked Recommended, is on. Close test for submissions and Hide from my dashboard are off

Auto-resume switched on in the General section of a Google Forms test

The Auto-resume switch does not appear for Socratease quizzes, because they always resume. For Google Forms, you must also keep the Save Draft (autosave) setting enabled in Google Forms itself for resume to work properly. See Resuming Google Forms Tests for detailed configuration.

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How Resumption Works

When a candidate returns to the test after disconnecting:
  • If resume is enabled: AutoProctor reopens the previous attempt. For Socratease quizzes, prior responses are restored automatically. For IFrame, Google Forms and Microsoft Forms tests, whether responses are preserved depends on the external quiz platform’s own save/autosave behavior.
  • If resume is disabled: AutoProctor creates a new, blank attempt. The incomplete attempt still appears in your results.

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How Timers Interact with Resumption

If you have timer settings configured, they affect how resumption works.

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Duration

The remaining time from the original attempt carries over. For example, if a candidate starts a 60-minute test at 10:00 AM and disconnects at 10:30 AM, resuming at 10:50 AM gives them only 10 minutes remaining. Once the full duration expires (11:00 AM), the test can no longer be resumed.

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Cannot start before / Cannot start after

These constraints apply to the original start time, not the reconnection time. A candidate who started before the deadline can still resume after it, as long as the test duration has not expired.

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Hard stop

This deadline is strictly enforced at reconnection time. If the Hard stop time has passed before the candidate tries to resume, the test does not load, even if the candidate originally started before the deadline.
The Hard stop overrides all other timer settings at resumption time. If it has passed, the candidate cannot resume regardless of remaining test duration.