The easiest way to restart your Windows Service is with our Service Scheduler tool.

It’s completely free, super simple to use and you can schedule your service in less than a minute.

For example, here’s how to restart the Windows Time service every day at midnight:

1. Download Service Scheduler. Save the executable file on your desktop, or to a well-known folder on your computer.

2. Double-click the ServiceScheduler.exe file to launch the program. If necessary, confirm the standard User Account Control (UAC) security prompt.

3. Choose Service Task > New from the menu (or click the button):

   

4. In the Add Service Task window:

   1. Choose Restart

   2. From the list of services, select Windows Time (W32Time)

   3. Choose Every and Day

   4. And finally, set 12:00 AM in the time control:

   

5. Click the Save button. A new entry to restart the Windows Time service will appear in the list:

   

6. And that’s it! Going forward, the Windows Time service will restart every day at midnight.

   Note that it’s just as easy to set up a weekly or monthly restart. Simply choose the appropriate day when configuring your service:

   

Enjoy!

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