# Elasticsearch.yml missing from windows install

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-yml-missing-from-windows-install/93936>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-yml-missing-from-windows-install/93936 "2017-07-20T12:47:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jacobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jacobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jacobot)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-yml-missing-from-windows-install/93936/1 "2017-07-20T12:47:10Z")

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Hi, I install on windows 10 the msi install, but I dont see the elasticsearch.yml anywhere, where shoul dit me

Cheers,  
jacobot

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-yml-missing-from-windows-install/93936/2 "2017-07-28T08:38:02Z")

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The MSI Installer asked you for the config dir as described in [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/windows.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/windows.html)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/e/7e9cd3d34bd83af2f674f7a0eadaef61a4e7a813.png)[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/images/msi\_installer/msi\_installer\_locations.png](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/images/msi_installer/msi_installer_locations.png)

Have a look inside this directory (normally it's the installation\_dir`/config`.

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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:** [August 25, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-yml-missing-from-windows-install/93936/3 "2017-08-25T08:38:28Z")

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