BizTalk Server: Restarting BizTalk Host Instances with PowerShell

Managing a BizTalk environment often requires restarting multiple Host Instances—whether after a new deployment, a configuration change, or during routine maintenance. Doing this manually via the BizTalk Administration Console is tedious.

Automating this with PowerShell is faster, more reliable, and essential for modern DevOps workflows.

You can also restart all  BizTalk host instances (or BTS Services) in a single PowerShell command this way:

get-service BTS* | foreach-object -process {restart-service $_.Name}

You can also set all your BTS (BizTalk) Services (host instances) to start ‘automatic’ as follows:

get-service BTS* | foreach-object -process {set-service $_.Name -startuptype automatic}

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Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community. View all posts by Sandro Pereira