# restartclient

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## AppserverClient Command Line Interface

### restartclient

closes and restarts an active instance of Parallels Client.

**Category: Client**

```
AppServerClientCLI restartclient [-elevated] [-minimized] [-forceclassicui | -forcemodernui]  
```

### Arguments

* **`elevated (optional)`** When set, the RAS Client application is started with elevated privileges.
* **`minimized (optional)`** When set, the RAS Client application starts with its window minimized.
* **`forceclassicui (optional)`** When set, the RAS Client application starts with classic user interface if allowed.
* **`forcemodernui (optional)`** When set, the RAS Client application starts with modern user interface if allowed.

### Return codes:

ok - Command was successful\
NotAvailable - Communication with the client backend failed, ensure that the client is running\
Exception - System problem

### Examples:

AppServerClientCLI restartclient -elevated\
AppServerClientCLI restartclient -elevated -forceclassicui

### Notes:

If there are no connections, the prompt to add a connection in the classic ui is automatcially suppressed.

### See also:

[startclient](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/startclient.md)\
[stopclient](/landing/ras-windows-cli-guide/v20/commands/stopclient.md)


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