To set a schedule for the service you will need to create events on the Service Server in the Windows Task Scheduler.

 

To access the scheduler; click Start > Accessories > System Tools > Task Scheduler.

 

Services are set to run all day, but have no restart function within Windows that will work effectively.

 

For this reason a STOP task needs to be set 15-30 minutes before the START task is set, to provide the Service enough time to shut-off before it starts running again.

 

Open the Task Scheduler and click Action > New Basic Task... as shown below:

 

 

 

In the window that appears fill in some identifying information for the Service and click Next > :

 

 

In the next window, select the frequency for the synchronisation to run, and then click next:

 

 

 

In the next window, select the time for the synchronisation to run.

 

In this example, we are creating a daily event which starts at 12.30am. This process will be repeated to create a STOP event at 12.00am, leaving 30 mins for the Service to stop.

 

Once you have selected a start date for the event to begin and the time, click Next > :

 

 

 

In the next window, simply click next, as we want to run a program:

 

 

 

In the next window, type 'sc' in the first box, and 'start ExSyncSrv' in the second box.

 

Click Next for a summary of the task before completion.

 

 

Click Finish to Create the task.

 

 

 

Now that a Start event has been created, follow the steps above to create a Stop event with two major differences.

 

The first difference is to set the task to run earlier.

 

 

The second difference is to change the program text slightly:

 

 

Once you have completed this steps you will return to the Task Scheduler.

 

Right-click the text on the left that says Task Scheduler (Local) and then click Refresh.

 

You will then see the two events somewhere in the list. You can now close this window and the ExSync Configuration is complete: