# Restart Client via Script

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-client-via-script/6960>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-client-via-script/6960 "2013-07-31T13:46:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![drettberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@drettberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drettberg)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-client-via-script/6960/1 "2013-07-31T13:46:54Z")

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I would like to execute a script from a window that will either restart the client or that will allow me to execute the client startup script. Is there a good way to do either of these?

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**Author:** ![drettberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@drettberg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drettberg)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restart-client-via-script/6960/2 "2013-07-31T14:30:25Z")

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system.util.retarget does the trick by passing in the current project.