# Filebeat works as executable but not windows service

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-works-as-executable-but-not-windows-service/174686>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-works-as-executable-but-not-windows-service/174686 "2019-03-31T15:45:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bernhard\_feldmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bernhard_feldmann/32/43167_2.png) [@bernhard\_feldmann](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bernhard_feldmann)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-works-as-executable-but-not-windows-service/174686/1 "2019-03-31T15:45:44Z")

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HI,  
i installed filebeat as windows service, even though it's running, it doesn't work! no log folder created and nothing shipped.  
But when i ran the executable from command line then it works stright away, i can't find any issues, can someone help?  
thanks

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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:** [April 28, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-works-as-executable-but-not-windows-service/174686/2 "2019-04-28T15:45:52Z")

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