not able to restart SharePoint Timer Service (SPTimerV4)

Question

I tried

net stop SPTimerV4
net start SPTimerV4

It says service is already stopping or starting

I also tried task manager and status of SPTimerV4 says its "stopping", I am not able to right click and start it there as well

What can be done other than a server restart?

Answer 1

Do an IISreset first then restart SharePoint Administrative services. Wait for some time. about 15 mins you restart. Then try to refresh the timer job and restart it.

Answer 2

In the details view of Task Manager, find OWSTIMER.EXE and End task.