{"id":10828,"date":"2022-03-11T12:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2023-09-03T22:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T05:47:12","slug":"auto-restart-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/windows-services\/auto-restart-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: How do I Automatically Restart my Windows Service when it Crashes?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n  One of our Windows Services crashes a few times a month. When that happens, a tech has to log into the server and start the service again, which is a pain. Isn’t there a way to restart the service automatically after it crashes? Please help.<\/p>\n

— Kirkland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hi Kirkland.<\/p>\n

A Windows Service<\/a> is Microsoft’s technology of choice for mission-critical applications that must run 24\/7\/365. As such, it’s incredibly frustrating<\/b> when a service crashes and fails to deliver on that primary task!<\/p>\n

Not to worry though, we’ve got your back. Here are a couple of ways to ensure that your Windows Service rebounds quickly after a crash (or other failure).<\/p>\n

Solution #1: Configure Service Recovery (Basic)<\/h2>\n

Good news! Windows Services come with a built-in recovery mechanism.<\/p>\n

If you open your troublesome service in the Services application<\/a>, you will notice the Recovery tab:<\/p>\n

\"Services<\/a><\/div>\n

There, you can specify what happens the first, second and subsequent times that your service fails.<\/p>\n

Windows can perform one of the following three actions in response to a failure:<\/p>\n