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title: Registering PingAuthorize Server as a Windows service
description: Registering PingAuthorize Server as a service allows you to automate startup when booting.
component: pingauthorize
version: 11.0
page_id: pingauthorize:pingauthorize_server_administration_guide:paz_reg_server_windows_service
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingauthorize/11.0/pingauthorize_server_administration_guide/paz_reg_server_windows_service.html
revdate: July 29, 2022
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
---

# Registering PingAuthorize Server as a Windows service

Registering PingAuthorize Server as a service allows you to automate startup when booting.

## About this task

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|   | The following options are not supported when PingAuthorize Server is registered to run as a Windows service:- Command-line arguments for the `start-server.bat` and `stop-server.bat` scripts

- Using a task to stop the server |

## Steps

1. Run `bin/stop-server` to stop PingAuthorize Server.

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   | - | ------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | You cannot register a server while it is running. |

2. From a Windows command prompt, run `bat/register-windows-service.bat` to register the server as a service.

3. Use one of the following methods to start PingAuthorize Server:

   ### Choose from:

   * The **Windows Services Control Panel**

   * The `bat/ start-server.bat` command