Using the Task Scheduler, you can schedule Windows restart or reboot in a few clicks. Here's the step-by-step guide on Windows scheduled restart.

Should you run the body everyday, to be able to restart on schedule is extremely useful. When running the pc all day long, it's highly entirely possible that you will see performance degradation over time because of a variety of reasons such as the number of running applications, clutter, temp files, etc. In those cases, restarting the system occasionally can help run the system smoothly. For instance, you can configure Windows to restart automatically at nighttime to install updates. That way, you don't have to be worried about abrupt restart or remembering to restart the machine outside active hours.

So, within this quick and simple guide, let me show the steps to make use of the task scheduler to restart Windows computer automatically at particular times.

Note: Together with Windows 10, the steps shown below works in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Steps to Schedule Restart Windows

To restart Windows automatically, we are able to use the task scheduler. So, stick to the steps the following to schedule restart Windows.

Press the Windows answer to open the Start menu.
Type "Task Scheduler" towards the bottom search field.
Click on the "Task Scheduler" result in the Start menu.
After opening the job scheduler, click the "Create task" option.
Type a reputation within the Name field. The name could be anything you want. Just make sure it is descriptive.
Visit the "Triggers" tab and click on "New" to produce a new trigger.
Select "On a schedule" from the first drop-down menu.
Select "Daily" radio option and set the time you want.
To recur every day, type "1" in the "Recur every" field.
Click "Ok".
Go to the "Actions" tab and click on "New".
Select "Start a program" from the first dropdown menu.
Type "%SystemRoot%\system32\shutdown.exe" within the Program/Script field.
Type "-r -f -t 10" within the arguments field.
Click "Ok".
(Optional) Visit the "Conditions" tab and select the "Start the task only if the computer is idle" checkbox. That way, the machine will only restart if it is idle. i.e, not doing anything. Click "Ok".
You will see the new task in the task scheduler.

That is it. You've made a scheduled task to automatically restart Windows. From now on, Windows will reboot itself according to the task configuration. Right before restarting, it'll show just a little message giving any active users an opportunity to save the job.

As you can tell, it's pretty easy to perform a scheduled restart while using task scheduler tool in Windows. If you wish to, you may also display a popup message using a task scheduler right before restarting the machine.

Disable Automatic Restart

Whenever you no longer require the scheduled restart task, you are able to disable it to avoid an automatic restart. To achieve that, discover the task in the task scheduler, right-click on it and choose the "Disable" option. Should you actually want to, you can delete the task by choosing the "Delete" option.