# Beat Service Name Change

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-service-name-change/197125>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** beats-module\
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-service-name-change/197125 "2019-08-28T13:34:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![tyler\_hilsabeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tyler_hilsabeck/32/45249_2.png) [@tyler\_hilsabeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tyler_hilsabeck)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-service-name-change/197125/1 "2019-08-28T13:34:18Z")

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Is there any reason why the service install script on Windows doesn't use a service name that can be set in the \*beat.yml file? To change the install name you have to manually edit the powershell script. Would this be a worthwhile change?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-service-name-change/197125/2 "2019-09-25T15:34:21Z")

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