# Installation of Watcher on Windows fails **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 12, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241 "2020-03-12T03:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/1 "2020-03-12T03:59:35Z")
Hi, I am trying to install Watcher on Windows. But the commands fails. Images below ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/a/5aa4b6559c2bb4a8449b981f6762ed35704fcf60.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/5/b525e4cc6cdf1b0388e73e6cd4fb449da4071a2c.png) Please help debugging the issue. Thanks ---
**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:** [March 12, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/2 "2020-03-12T05:59:45Z")
Please don't post images of text as they are hard to read, may not display correctly for everyone, and are not searchable. Instead, paste the text and format it with `` icon or pairs of triple backticks (```), and check the preview window to make sure it's properly formatted before posting it. This makes it more likely that your question will receive a useful answer. Watcher is part of the default distribution. You don't have to install anything. ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/3 "2020-03-12T06:55:29Z")
Hi David, My Elastic installed, do not list watcher. Tried the instructions on page - [Download Watcher | Alerting for Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/watcher) But install of Watcher failed on my Windows machine When I ran the command: > > elasticsearch-plugin install elasticsearch/license/latest it give below messages: --\> Installing license --\> Failed installing license --\> Rolling back license --\> Rolled back license Thanks, Avijit ---
**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:** [March 12, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/4 "2020-03-12T08:11:27Z")
> [@aviman](#): > > My Elastic installed, do not list watcher. What did you install? ---
**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:** [March 12, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/5 "2020-03-12T08:11:57Z")
> [@aviman](#): > > Tried the instructions on page Those are instructions for a version 2.4. ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/6 "2020-03-12T11:27:04Z")
elasticsearch-7.6.0 (Free trial) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/7 "2020-03-12T11:57:56Z")
So watcher is there. Unless you did not take the default distribution but the `-oss` one. ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/8 "2020-03-12T12:57:21Z")
Hi David, Ok, will then try uninstall and reinstall ELk Thanks ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/9 "2020-03-13T05:13:27Z")
Hi David, When i run command on cmd: \bin\>elastisearch.bat no plugins get installed. Below are couple of lines from bat file execution > > [2020-03-13T08:44:23,675][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-DJC7G5I] loaded module [x-pack-watcher] > > [2020-03-13T08:44:23,676][INFO][o.e.p.PluginsService] [DESKTOP-DJC7G5I] no plugins loaded What should I do to get Watcher plugin loaded Thanks, Avijit ---
**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:** [March 13, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/10 "2020-03-13T07:08:33Z")
Did you notice this? ``` loaded module [x-pack-watcher] ``` ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/11 "2020-03-13T11:13:06Z")
Hi David, Yes. When I go to kibana and go to management tab under Elastic I don't see the Watcher listed there. If I want that to show up there. What additional steps I need to take. Thanks, Avijit ---
**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:** [March 13, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/12 "2020-03-13T13:01:41Z")
You need to activate the trial license. I guess you have the basic one for now? ---
**Author:** ![aviman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aviman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/13 "2020-03-13T13:12:24Z")
Hi David, Thanks a lot! Now I am able to view the Watcher, after activating the trial license on Kibana Regards, Avijit ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installation-of-watcher-on-windows-fails/223241/14 "2020-04-10T13:12:25Z")
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