QuickBooks Restart services

Created by Antonio Contreras, Modified on Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 5:23 PM by Antonio Contreras

Go to QB server


  1. Press the Windows key+R to bring up the Run window.
  2. Type services.msc, then press Enter. You can also search for services.msc on the Windows search bar.
  3. In the services window, look for the QuickBooksDBXX service that matches your version:
    • QuickBooks 2020: QuickBooksDB30
    • QuickBooks 2019: QuickBooksDB29
    • QuickBooks 2018: QuickBooksDB28
  4. Double-click the QuickBooksDBXX service.
  5. Set the Startup Type to Automatic and Service Status to Running or Started.
  6. Go to the Recovery tab.
  7. From the First failure drop-down, select Restart the Service. This automatically restarts the QuickBooksDB service if it fails. Do the same for Second failure and Subsequent failures.
  8. Select OK to save the changes.
  9. Reboot your computer.


Note: Restarting computer (server) will have the same effect.

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