FAQs

Does yLate affect computer performance?

No. The program is a very tiny program that runs in the background and doesn’t affect the performance of your computer at all.

Can I capture passwords or keystrokes with ActivTrak?

Yes. That is why we advise to let employee know that their computers and laptops are being monitored so that they don’t access their private accounts. You can turn a bottom to deactivate the logging program and you can enable it for some or all of your users.

Can I uninstall yLate watcher?

Yes as any other computer program on your PC. You uninstall it and it is gone.

Can any user add a task?

Yes. They can add the task and delegate it to themselves. The system has been made to allow everybody to exchange information on what is needed and what is being done at any point in time.

Does yLate recognize idle computers?

Yes. yLate senses mouse and keyboard movement and determines if a user session is inactive for some time and doesn’t calculate this when it is calculating productivity. It will also stop registering the time.

Does yLate track the URLs for browser applications, or just the text in the title bar?

For all applications, yLate records the title bar text, but for browsers it collects an extra data field containing the full URL.