# Error starting kibana win 10 - events.js:174

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530 "2019-07-15T12:28:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elmo\_Heyns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elmo_heyns/32/50155_2.png) [@Elmo\_Heyns](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elmo_Heyns)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530/1 "2019-07-15T12:28:39Z")

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Hi All

ELK NOOB here. Been on google for some time now but im unable to get the issue sorted.

SYSTEM:  
Windows 10 FULLY updated 64x  
Latest java JDK 12.0.1 64x  
JAVA\_HOME is set the c:\Java\jdk-12.0.1  
PATH: c:\Java\jdk-12.0.1\bin

I run the ealsticsearch bat file and it starts  
When i then go to my browser [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) i get the correct output.

I then run the Kibana.bat and this is my output

events.js:174  
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event  
^

Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, write  
Emitted 'error' event at:  
at WriteStream.onerror (\_stream\_readable.js:691:12)  
at WriteStream.emit (events.js:189:13)  
at onwriteError (\_stream\_writable.js:431:12)  
at onwrite (\_stream\_writable.js:456:5)  
at lazyFs.write (internal/fs/streams.js:300:14)  
at FSReqWrap.wrapper [as oncomplete] (fs.js:505:5)  
Press any key to continue . . .

I have searched high and low and tried giving full permissions for the logs destination and i have tried reinstalling. Those are the two top resolutions when i google.

ANY help will be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![tiagocosta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tiagocosta/32/40045_2.png) [@tiagocosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tiagocosta)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530/2 "2019-07-15T20:46:37Z")

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@Elmo_Heyns thats strange. Are you able to start kibana by just calling manually the same things the bat is calling itself?

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Elmo\_Heyns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/elmo_heyns/32/50155_2.png) [@Elmo\_Heyns](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elmo_Heyns)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530/3 "2019-07-16T06:29:20Z")

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I tried both and both was giving me the same issue.

I have now decided to move to the docker solution instead.

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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 13, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-starting-kibana-win-10-events-js-174/190530/4 "2019-08-13T06:29:21Z")

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