# Filebeat autodiscover: When running on windows filebeat can not be started

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-autodiscover-when-running-on-windows-filebeat-can-not-be-started/153801>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 24, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-autodiscover-when-running-on-windows-filebeat-can-not-be-started/153801 "2018-10-24T13:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maxim\_Ozerov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maxim_ozerov/32/36881_2.png) [@Maxim\_Ozerov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maxim_Ozerov)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-autodiscover-when-running-on-windows-filebeat-can-not-be-started/153801/2 "2018-10-25T11:19:22Z")

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I found the answer in [Cannot connect to the Docker daemon](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-the-docker-daemon/135406/5)

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