Scheduling your Server to Automatically Reboot

Navigate to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Scheduled Tasks.

You should now see the Add Scheduled Task Wizard on the Right.

Choose run a program when prompted on what to do... click the Browse button.

By default, the browse button will bring you to the root of the C: drive. Navigate to WINDOWS -> system32 and locate the file named ‘shutdown.exe’. Highlight it, and click Open.

Now, we need to enter a specific command to make the server reboot rather than simply shutdown. Add the following line in the Run field after ‘shutdown.exe’ or in the parameters field:

-r -t 00

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