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Microsoft Windows: Restart a sensor

Before you begin

  • You must have experience working with the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

  • You must have admin permissions to activate the sensor.

Restart sensor

Use one of these options to restart the sensor on your Microsoft Windows system:

Use the restart.bat command

  1. Go to install_dir/cli, where install_dir is the sensor installation directory

  2. Run restart.bat.

Use the Windows Services manager

  1. Open the Windows Services manager (services.msc).

    Example: In Windows 10, right-click the start icon (Windows logo) and select run. In the Run window, in the Open box, type services.msc and click OK.

  2. In the Services window, locate and right-click on DigiCert Sensor. Select Restart.

Use the DigiCert app

  1. Open the start menu and locate the DigiCert app.

  2. In the app’s menu, right-click on Restart Sensor and select Run as Administrator.

Use the DigiCert Sensor

  1. Open the Start menu and click All Programs > DigiCert > DigiCert Sensor.

  2. In the sensor menu, right-click on Restart Sensor and select Run as Administrator.

What's next?

Verify the restart fixed the technical problems with the sensor.

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