# How to start winlogbeat automatically

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-start-winlogbeat-automatically/153648
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** winlogbeat
**Created:** [October 23, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-start-winlogbeat-automatically/153648 "2018-10-23T16:21:33Z")
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### Author: ![saad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saad/32/17214_2.png) [@saad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saad)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-start-winlogbeat-automatically/153648/1 "2018-10-23T16:21:33Z")

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How to start Winlogbeat automatically when server restart?

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### Author: ![willemdh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/willemdh/32/16922_2.png) [@willemdh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/willemdh)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-start-winlogbeat-automatically/153648/2 "2018-10-23T16:53:53Z")

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Saad,

You need to install Winlogbeat as a service. Check [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/winlogbeat-installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/winlogbeat-installation.html)

Grtz

Willem

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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: [November 20, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-start-winlogbeat-automatically/153648/3 "2018-11-20T16:53:55Z")

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