diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/RuntimeInfo.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/RuntimeInfo.cs
index 4937ea1cb..aec416e61 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/RuntimeInfo.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/RuntimeInfo.cs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.ServiceProcess;
 using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Processes;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo
 {
-
     public interface IRuntimeInfo
     {
         bool IsUserInteractive { get; }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo
             {
                 return (OsInfo.IsWindows &&
                         IsUserInteractive &&
-                        ProcessName.Equals("NzbDrone.Console.exe", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)) ||
+                        ProcessName.Equals(ProcessProvider.NZB_DRONE_CONSOLE_PROCESS_NAME, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)) ||
                         OsInfo.IsLinux;
             } 
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/StartupContext.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/StartupContext.cs
index 0702fc861..3331b39e4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/StartupContext.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/StartupContext.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo
         internal const string INSTALL_SERVICE = "i";
         internal const string UNINSTALL_SERVICE = "u";
         public const string HELP = "?";
+        public const string TERMINATE = "terminateexisting";
 
         public StartupContext(params string[] args)
         {
@@ -58,6 +59,5 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo
                 return Flags.Contains(UNINSTALL_SERVICE);
             }
         }
-
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationRestartRequested.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationRestartRequested.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aa08bb1f..000000000
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationRestartRequested.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
-
-namespace NzbDrone.Core.Lifecycle
-{
-    public class ApplicationRestartRequested : IEvent
-    {
-
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationShutdownRequested.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationShutdownRequested.cs
index 6c343546e..50446ed1d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationShutdownRequested.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/ApplicationShutdownRequested.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Lifecycle
 {
     public class ApplicationShutdownRequested : IEvent
     {
+        public bool Restarting { get; set; }
 
+        public ApplicationShutdownRequested()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ApplicationShutdownRequested(bool restarting)
+        {
+            Restarting = restarting;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/LifestyleService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/LifestyleService.cs
index d08aee767..bc09bf877 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/LifestyleService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Lifecycle/LifestyleService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using NzbDrone.Common;
+using System.IO;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Processes;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Lifecycle.Commands;
@@ -12,42 +13,66 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Lifecycle
     {
         private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
         private readonly IRuntimeInfo _runtimeInfo;
+        private readonly IAppFolderInfo _appFolderInfo;
         private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
         private readonly IProcessProvider _processProvider;
 
 
         public LifestyleService(IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
                                 IRuntimeInfo runtimeInfo,
+                                IAppFolderInfo appFolderInfo,
                                 IServiceProvider serviceProvider,
                                 IProcessProvider processProvider)
         {
             _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
             _runtimeInfo = runtimeInfo;
+            _appFolderInfo = appFolderInfo;
             _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
             _processProvider = processProvider;
         }
 
         public void Execute(ShutdownCommand message)
         {
+            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ApplicationShutdownRequested());
+            
             if (_runtimeInfo.IsWindowsService)
             {
                 _serviceProvider.Stop(ServiceProvider.NZBDRONE_SERVICE_NAME);
             }
-
-            else
-            {
-                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ApplicationShutdownRequested());
-            }
         }
 
         public void Execute(RestartCommand message)
         {
+            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ApplicationShutdownRequested(true));
+
             if (_runtimeInfo.IsWindowsService)
             {
                 _serviceProvider.Restart(ServiceProvider.NZBDRONE_SERVICE_NAME);
             }
 
-            _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ApplicationRestartRequested());
+            else
+            {
+                //TODO: move this to environment specific projects
+                if (OsInfo.IsWindows)
+                {
+                    if (_runtimeInfo.IsConsole)
+                    {
+                        //Run console with switch
+                        var path = Path.Combine(_appFolderInfo.StartUpFolder,
+                            ProcessProvider.NZB_DRONE_CONSOLE_PROCESS_NAME + ".exe");
+
+                        _processProvider.SpawnNewProcess(path, "--terminateexisting --nobrowser");
+                    }
+
+                    else
+                    {
+                        var path = Path.Combine(_appFolderInfo.StartUpFolder,
+                            ProcessProvider.NZB_DRONE_PROCESS_NAME + ".exe");
+
+                        _processProvider.Start(path, "--terminateexisting --nobrowser");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 800258bde..83d567d8a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\Commands\RescanSeriesCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lifecycle\Commands\ShutdownCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lifecycle\Commands\RestartCommand.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Lifecycle\ApplicationRestartRequested.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lifecycle\LifestyleService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\Commands\RenameFilesCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MediaFiles\EpisodeFileMoveResult.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
index b506e64fd..4d1af5f06 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Host/ApplicationServer.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
 
         public void Handle(ApplicationShutdownRequested message)
         {
-            if (!_runtimeInfo.IsWindowsService)
+            if (!_runtimeInfo.IsWindowsService && !message.Restarting)
             {
                 Shutdown();
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
index 87448075b..2890d4ec3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
 
                 var appMode = GetApplicationMode(startupContext);
 
-                Start(appMode);
+                Start(appMode, startupContext);
 
                 if (startCallback != null)
                 {
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             }
         }
 
-        private static void Start(ApplicationModes applicationModes)
+        private static void Start(ApplicationModes applicationModes, StartupContext startupContext)
         {
             if (!IsInUtilityMode(applicationModes))
             {
-                EnsureSingleInstance(applicationModes == ApplicationModes.Service);
+                EnsureSingleInstance(applicationModes == ApplicationModes.Service, startupContext);
             }
 
             DbFactory.RegisterDatabase(_container);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             }
         }
 
-        private static void EnsureSingleInstance(bool isService)
+        private static void EnsureSingleInstance(bool isService, StartupContext startupContext)
         {
             var instancePolicy = _container.Resolve<ISingleInstancePolicy>();
 
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
             {
                 instancePolicy.KillAllOtherInstance();
             }
+            else if (startupContext.Flags.Contains(StartupContext.TERMINATE))
+            {
+                instancePolicy.KillAllOtherInstance();
+            }
             else
             {
                 instancePolicy.PreventStartIfAlreadyRunning();