# Disable machine learning process creation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-machine-learning-process-creation/214913>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-machine-learning-process-creation/214913 "2020-01-13T22:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-machine-learning-process-creation/214913/2 "2020-01-13T22:31:55Z")

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I think this process only starts if ML is enabled (which it is by default). I think setting `xpack.ml.enabled: false` will disable it.

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