# I downloaded Elasticsearch onto my windows 8 and unzipped

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 6, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771 "2018-03-06T19:18:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jason\_smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771/1 "2018-03-06T19:18:05Z")

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I can only start the elasticsearch instance by double clicking on elasticsearch.bat which is in the bin directory. How can I run it as a service in windows 8?

When I double click on elasticsearch-service-mgr.exe, it says "the specified service doesn't exist as a service"

Thank You

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771/2 "2018-03-07T16:09:08Z")

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> [@jason\_smith](#):
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> the specified service doesn't exist as a service"

You can't just run a .BAT file or any old .EXE file as a service. Windows services don't work that you. You can use a utility like the non-Sucking Service Manager (NSSM) or Microsoft's non-free SRVANY utility to run an arbitrary program as a service, but you may find that you don't get very "graceful" stopping behavior.

Ref : [Install Kibana on Windows | Kibana Guide [8.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/windows.html)

Thanks  
Rashmi

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**Author:** ![jason\_smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771/3 "2018-03-07T16:42:57Z")

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Thank You Rashmi.

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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 4, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-downloaded-elasticsearch-onto-my-windows-8-and-unzipped/122771/4 "2018-04-04T16:42:59Z")

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