The VisualCron service does not start automatically

Cause

This issue may occur if the VisualCron Server service times out before it starts successfully. This issue is more likely to occur if your computer is heavily loaded.

Resolution

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To resolve this issue, increase the time-out value for service startup process. When you increase this value, the VisualCron Server service has more time to load when the computer starts. To increase the service startup time, create the following registry entry: Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control Name: ServicesPipeTimeout Type: REG_DWORD Data: The number of milliseconds that you want to give the services to start in Typically, a data value of 45,000 is sufficient to keep the service from timing out. However, you can reduce or increase this value according to your specific startup requirements. For example, to use a time-out value of 60 seconds, assign a data value of 60,000 to the ServicesPipeTimeout registry entry. A larger data value does not decrease your computer's performance.

To create this registry entry, follow these steps: