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title: Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Windows system
description: Perform manual restart of the OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if it is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on Collectors installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that use systemd.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Use the OT Discovery Collector, Operational Technology Discovery Collector, Operational Technology Native Discovery components, Operational Technology Discovery, Operational Technology]
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# Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Windows system

Perform manual restart of the OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if it is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on Collectors installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that use `systemd`.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  On a windows system, navigate to the host where OT Discovery Collector is running.

2.  Open the Services dialog in Windows.

3.  Select SNDiscoveryCollectors.

4.  Select **Restart the service**.


## Result

OT Discovery Collector restart in the Windows environment.

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