# Installing the metricbeat service, It shows notepad, not starting the service **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [January 23, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-metricbeat-service-it-shows-notepad-not-starting-the-service/116597 "2018-01-23T06:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Baskar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b487fb/32.png) [@Hari\_Baskar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hari_Baskar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-metricbeat-service-it-shows-notepad-not-starting-the-service/116597/1 "2018-01-23T06:17:44Z")
Hi, When installing the metricbeat, it opens the notepad, not installing the service. So, How to install without this issue. ---
**Author:** ![tudor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tudor/32/3753_2.png) [@tudor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tudor)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-metricbeat-service-it-shows-notepad-not-starting-the-service/116597/2 "2018-01-23T14:38:25Z")
You need to run the `install-service-metricbeat.ps` from a Powershell shell, not double click it. Please see the Windows instructions from here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-installation.html) and let us know if you hit any issues. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-the-metricbeat-service-it-shows-notepad-not-starting-the-service/116597/3 "2018-02-20T14:38:28Z")
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