# Error:control characters are not allowed

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-control-characters-are-not-allowed/50677>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [May 23, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-control-characters-are-not-allowed/50677 "2016-05-23T08:20:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-control-characters-are-not-allowed/50677/3 "2016-05-23T14:19:24Z")

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If it's not the configuration file, then maybe it's the registry file. This thread sounds very similar: [Winlogbeat v5 fail to start after upgrade](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-v5-fail-to-start-after-upgrade/47483/10)

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