# How to change max\_file\_descriptors for Windows platform **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 12, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-max-file-descriptors-for-windows-platform/20210 "2014-10-12T21:13:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lee\_Chuen\_Ooi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lee\_Chuen\_Ooi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lee_Chuen_Ooi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-max-file-descriptors-for-windows-platform/20210/1 "2014-10-12T21:13:58Z")
Hi, My elasticsearch process is showing : ``` "max_file_descriptors": -1 "open_file_descriptors": -1 ``` What does -1 mean? How to change the file descriptors on Windows? Is this option available on Windows platform? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3d1cc507-52cb-4435-b5cc-afa556380337%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/3d1cc507-52cb-4435-b5cc-afa556380337%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-max-file-descriptors-for-windows-platform/20210/2 "2017-07-06T00:56:39Z")