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Batch script to restart program if it closes.

We host a server that runs a program(rather than service) with a gui at the desktop that cannot be closed. Recently, we have been having issues where it has been closing which is a big problem. Is there a batch script that can be created to start the program if it is closed automatically?

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AmazingTech

You could setup a Scheduled Task every x minutes to check if your program is not running then start it.

Set ProgramPath=C:\Windows
Set ProgramName=Regedit.exe
 
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %ProgramName%" | find /i "%ProgramName%"
 
if errorlevel 1 Start "Starting %ProgramName%" "%ProgramPath%\%ProgramName%"

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TY for your response AmazingTech,

I have created a batch script using your code and tested on my PC with a random program. I set a scheduled task to run every 10 minutes and the result was a new instance of the program(VLC Player was the test subject) was created. I actually don't understand the code so I can't tell what does what in each line. I have attached some screenshots of what I have done if your curious.

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