1- Select search bar and type Task Scheduler, click on it to open. You can find it by clicking on the Windows start button, expand Windows Administrator Tools, open Control Panel to select Administrative Tools.
2- Create a new basic task using the Create Task action.
3- Type a name to the task. I renamed it Restart Server or (Restart This Server). Type a description Schedule Windows Server for Automatically restart. Click next
4- Since this task is to just restart the server one time (select one time) and then click next.
5- Provide it a date and time to restart. Click next.
6- Select Start A Program action and then click Next.
7- Type shutdown into the Program/Script box and then /r into the Add arguments box. Click Next.
8- Click Finish.
9- We are almost done if you want this to run if you get logged off and you want to set this up so you can use it again later. In the Task Scheduler right-click on your new task and then select Properties.
10- This will show up on the general settings page. The default settings are “Run only when the user is logged on” switch it to “Run whether the user is logged on or not”. Choose configure to select the Server you want to reboot.
11- Select ok, after typing your administrator password.
