# Elasticsearch doesn't start on Windows 2016 Server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start-on-windows-2016-server/200182>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 19, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start-on-windows-2016-server/200182 "2019-09-19T10:43:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![PBachmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@PBachmann](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PBachmann)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start-on-windows-2016-server/200182/1 "2019-09-19T10:43:02Z")

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Hi there

I've installed the latest Elasticsearch Version for Windows 7.3.2 on a Windows Server 2016. The Installation finished without Errors, but the Service cannot start.

Here is the Application Log

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> Faulting application name: elasticsearch.exe, version: 7.3.2.0, time stamp: 0x5d728f8e  
> Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.14393.3085, time stamp: 0x5d1d7c66  
> Exception code: 0xe0434352  
> Fault offset: 0x0000000000034c48  
> Faulting process id: 0x1728  
> Faulting application start time: 0x01d56ed579c62c06  
> Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\7.3.2\bin\elasticsearch.exe  
> Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll  
> Report Id: ea99210d-d90f-4fd9-9b9a-91c7b6b8d4a0  
> Faulting package full name:  
> Faulting package-relative application ID:  
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The Service runs under its own AD Useraccount and i gave NTFS WRITE permissions on the CONFIG, DATA and LOGS Folders (C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch), but it still doesn't work. Any idea why?

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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:** [October 17, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-doesnt-start-on-windows-2016-server/200182/2 "2019-10-17T10:43:10Z")

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