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title: Restart RSLinx in Service Mode Using a Scheduled Task
description: Fix intermittent RSLinx communication dropouts by automating a daily service restart with PowerShell and Task Scheduler.
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# Restart RSLinx in Service Mode Using a Scheduled Task
## Automatically restart the RSLinx service each night to prevent communication dropouts in Rockwell environments
This procedure creates a Windows Scheduled Task that **silently restarts the Rockwell RSLinx service once per day** (default: 2:00 AM). This can help resolve intermittent communication issues by ensuring RSLinx is refreshed on a regular basis.
#### **Prerequisites**
- Local administrator rights
- PowerShell available (*default on modern Windows*)
#### **Steps:**
**1)** Confirm the following directory exists, and if not, create it: "***C:\\ProgramData\\Copia Automation***"
**2)** Open Notepad, paste the script provided below, and save it as “***C:\\ProgramData\\Copia Automation\\RSLinxServiceRestart.ps1***”
```
# RSLinx Management Script# ─────────────────────────────────────────# STEP 0: Self-elevate to Administrator when running in manual mode (Uncomment to run)# ─────────────────────────────────────────#if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]"Administrator")) {# Start-Process PowerShell -ArgumentList "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)`"" -Verb RunAs# exit#}# ─────────────────────────────────────────# Logging Setup# ─────────────────────────────────────────$ScriptFolder = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path$LogFolder = Join-Path $ScriptFolder "RSLinx Classic Service Restart Logs"$LogFile = Join-Path $LogFolder "RSLinx_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss').txt"if (-not (Test-Path $LogFolder)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $LogFolder -Force }# Keep only the last 7 logs (one per day = one week)Get-ChildItem -Path $LogFolder -Filter "RSLinx_*.txt" | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | Select-Object -Skip 7 | Remove-Item -ForceStart-Transcript -Path $LogFile -AppendWrite-Host "=== RSLinx Management Script ==="Write-Host "Run Time: $(Get-Date)"Write-Host "Running as: $([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name)"# ─────────────────────────────────────────# STEP 1: Stop RSLinx application if running# ─────────────────────────────────────────Write-Host "`n[1] Checking for running RSLinx processes..."$processes = Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.ProcessName -like "*rslinx*" -or $_.ProcessName -like "*rslinxclassic*"}if ($processes) { Write-Host " Found $($processes.Count) process(es). Stopping..." $processes | Stop-Process -Force Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 Write-Host " RSLinx processes stopped."} else { Write-Host " No RSLinx processes found running."}# ─────────────────────────────────────────# STEP 2: Start RSLinx Service# ─────────────────────────────────────────Write-Host "`n[2] Starting RSLinx service..."try { Start-Service -Name "RSLinx" -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host " RSLinx service started successfully."} catch { Write-Host " ERROR: Could not start RSLinx service." Write-Host " $_"}# ─────────────────────────────────────────# STEP 3: Set RSLinx Service to Automatic startup# ─────────────────────────────────────────Write-Host "`n[3] Configuring RSLinx service to start automatically..."try { Set-Service -Name "RSLinx" -StartupType Automatic -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host " RSLinx startup type set to Automatic."} catch { Write-Host " ERROR: Could not configure startup type." Write-Host " $_"}# ─────────────────────────────────────────# SUMMARY# ─────────────────────────────────────────Write-Host "`n=== Done ==="$svc = Get-Service -Name "RSLinx" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinueif ($svc) { Write-Host " Service Status : $($svc.Status)" Write-Host " Startup Type : $($svc.StartType)"}Stop-Transcript
```
**3)** Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run the command below. The default run time is 02:00 *(2 AM)*. To change it, modify /ST to your preferred time *(24-hour format)*
```
schtasks /Create /TN "RSLinx Daily Restart" /TR "powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"C:\ProgramData\Copia Automation\RSLinxServiceRestart.ps1\"" /SC DAILY /ST 02:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU SYSTEM
```
#### **What This Does**
- Creates a scheduled task named **“RSLinx Daily Restart”**
- Runs **once per day**
- Executes your PowerShell script **silently (no visible window)**
- The task runs as System context by default
- Creates a log file for the last 7 days
- If needed, the task can be modified in **Task Scheduler** (taskschd.msc)
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