# Help me install ELK in a Windows 7 environment

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919 "2024-05-07T12:01:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tell045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Tell045](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tell045)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/1 "2024-05-07T12:01:59Z")

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Help me install ELK in a Windows 7 environment.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/artem_shelkovnikov/32/134322_2.png) [@Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Artem_Shelkovnikov)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/2 "2024-05-07T12:18:59Z")

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Hi Tom, have you tried following the [official documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack/current/installing-elastic-stack.html)? Have you had any specific problems with your installation?

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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:** [May 7, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/3 "2024-05-07T12:24:15Z")

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That being said, I'm not sure that Windows 7 is really supported: [Support Matrix | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix)

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**Author:** ![Tell045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Tell045](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tell045)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/4 "2024-05-07T12:34:11Z")

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Thank you for your response. I am currently running the program on Windows 11, but I am not sure if it can run smoothly on Windows 7 in a real production environment. I would like to ask if there are any cases regarding this aspect.

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**Author:** ![Tell045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Tell045](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tell045)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/5 "2024-05-07T12:39:15Z")

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You're welcome! You can download historical versions of ELK from where?

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**Author:** ![Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/artem_shelkovnikov/32/134322_2.png) [@Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Artem_Shelkovnikov)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/6 "2024-05-07T13:43:55Z")

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Windows 7 is a desktop OS, so it's not really considered production-safe. You can do it on your own risk, but if possible I would recommend using supported OS from the mentioned support matrix.

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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:** [June 4, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-me-install-elk-in-a-windows-7-environment/358919/7 "2024-06-04T13:44:18Z")

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