{"id":8739,"date":"2020-05-01T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T02:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=8739"},"modified":"2022-09-04T00:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T07:42:50","slug":"how-to-restart-at-specific-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/windows-services\/how-to-restart-at-specific-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: How do I Restart my Windows Service at a Specific Time every Week?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Restart<\/div>\n
\n  I want to restart some specific service for a specific time every week. Can I use the NET command?<\/p>\n

— Shanmuga<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hi Shanmuga.<\/p>\n

Yes. With the help of the Windows Task Scheduler<\/a>, you can use the NET command<\/a> to restart a specific service at a specific time.<\/p>\n

To do so:<\/p>\n

1. Find the name of your service<\/h2>\n

Each Windows Service has two names — a short service name<\/b> and a friendly display name<\/b>. We need the service name for the NET command. <\/p>\n

If you don’t already know the service name, or want to validate it:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Launch the Windows Services application<\/a>. You can find it by searching for “services” in the Control Panel, or by running services.msc<\/b> at a command prompt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \nScroll to locate your service in the list:<\/p>\n
  3. \n

    Double-click the entry to open the service’s properties. The service name is displayed at the top.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here we see that the name of the Print Spooler service is actually “Spooler”:<\/p>\n

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

    2. Create a batch file to restart your service<\/h2>\n

    With the service name in hand, we can now use the NET command to restart the service.<\/p>\n

    Create a new batch file and enter the following two commands:<\/p>\n

    \n NET STOP "Your Service Name<\/i>"
    \n NET START "Your Service Name<\/i>"\n<\/div>\n

    Please replace Your Service Name<\/i> with the service name identified in step 1. The quotes are required if the service name contains a space.<\/p>\n

    For example, if your service name is “Spooler”, the batch file should look like this:<\/p>\n

    \n NET STOP "Spooler"
    \n NET START "Spooler"\n<\/div>\n

    Save the batch file to a well-known location. We’ll use it in the next step.<\/p>\n

    Test the batch file<\/h3>\n

    At this point, we recommend performing a quick test to ensure that the batch file works as expected. Run it from an administrative command prompt and confirm that it restarts your service.<\/p>\n

    3. Create a scheduled task to run the batch file at the time you wish to restart the service<\/h2>\n

    Now that you are able to restart the service with the batch file, let’s schedule it to run whenever you like.<\/p>\n

    For example, here is how we would restart the Print Spooler service every Sunday at 1 AM:<\/p>\n

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    1. \n

      Open the Windows Task Scheduler<\/a>. You start it from the Control Panel or by running taskschd.msc<\/b> from a command prompt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      Click Create Basic Task<\/b> on the right:<\/p>\n

    3. \n

      Give the task a descriptive name:<\/p>\n

    4. \n

      Select Weekly<\/b> and click Next<\/b>:<\/p>\n

    5. \n

      Set the day and time to restart the service:<\/p>\n

    6. \n

      Ensure that the action is Start a program<\/b> and move to the next step:<\/p>\n

    7. \n

      Enter the full path to the batch file you created to restart the service:<\/p>\n

    8. \n

      Review the summary and make sure that everything looks good.<\/p>\n

      Check the Open the Properties dialog…<\/b> box at the bottom because we’ll need to adjust one of the tasks properties:<\/p>\n

    9. \n

      And finally, in the Properties window, check the Run with highest privileges<\/b> box. The batch file must run with administrative rights so that it can restart the service.<\/p>\n

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

      Click OK<\/b> to save your settings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Going forward, the new task will come alive at the scheduled time to promptly restart the service. You should be good to go.<\/p>\n

      Improvement: Use ServicePilot instead of NET for better reliability<\/h2>\n
      \"Use<\/div>\n

      While NET.EXE will work for most situations, there are a few scenarios where it may fall short.<\/p>\n

      Does your service:<\/p>\n