# Restart Windows Service from NodeRED

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-windows-service-from-nodered/45480>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [11 May 2021 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-windows-service-from-nodered/45480 "2021-05-11T09:25:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![sniicker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sniicker/32/56525_2.png) [@sniicker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sniicker)\
**Post date:** [11 May 2021 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-windows-service-from-nodered/45480/1 "2021-05-11T09:25:13Z")

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Is anyone out there who can tell me how to restart a windows service within nodered?  
I found on goolge this commands:  
net start "Servicename" and sc start "Servicename"  
both commands work fine as admin in cmd

but how can i use it within nodered exec node? How can i add the admin rights?

Best regards  
😄

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [11 May 2021 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-windows-service-from-nodered/45480/2 "2021-05-11T09:57:43Z")

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> [@sniicker](#):
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> but how can i use it within nodered exec node? How can i add the admin rights?

You have to set the account that runs node-red to have the permission to stop/start a service.

see [this](http://woshub.com/set-permissions-on-windows-service/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 July 2021 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-windows-service-from-nodered/45480/3 "2021-07-10T09:57:44Z")

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