{"id":4148,"date":"2018-01-06T22:35:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T06:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:29:57","slug":"start-automatically-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/start-automatically-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Will Service Protector Start Automatically When My Server Reboots?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\"Quotes\"  Hello, I’m testing your Service Protector<\/a> program and I was wondering if it starts automatically when my server reboots<\/b>? I didn’t notice an option for that. I have my server restart every night, will this be an issue with the trial version?<\/p>\n

— James<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nHi James. Yes, Service Protector will automatically start to protect your service whenever your server reboots. Restarting your server every night will not pose a problem.\n<\/p>\n

\nYou can’t find an option to automatically restart because there isn’t one! That functionality is built in. And the desktop application you run to setup your Windows Service will not start because it doesn’t need to. Confused? Let me explain…\n<\/p>\n

\nYou see, Service Protector has a couple of parts:\n<\/p>\n

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Component #1: The desktop application you run to configure your Windows Services<\/h2>\n

When you install Service Protector, a convenient shortcut will be created on your desktop:<\/p>\n

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

Double-clicking that shortcut will launch Service Protector:<\/p>\n

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

But this application is merely a management utility, a “waiter\/waitress” in the restaurant.<\/b><\/p>\n

You use this management utility to:<\/p>\n