# License Installation

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 7, 2017, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598 "2017-03-07T05:07:18Z")
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### Author: ![prakash1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2017, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598/1 "2017-03-07T05:07:18Z")

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Hi -  
I was running the ES with X-pack with the free license, it got expired on last week, so I couldn't launch the Elastic search and Kibana.

I've got the license file now, how do I install it ? Kiabana doesn't open, and also CURL doesn't work on Windows.  
Would you please let me know if any alternative to install the license. Thanks !

Regards,  
Prakash

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### Author: ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598/2 "2017-03-09T21:33:26Z")

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Hi Prakash,

You are correct. Curl doesn't work on windows terminal unfortunately. Can you install git bash terminal or cygwin and then try to update your license?

License management: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/license-management.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/license-management.html)

Cygwin: [https://www.cygwin.com/](https://www.cygwin.com/)

Gitbash: [https://git-for-windows.github.io/](https://git-for-windows.github.io/)

Let us know if you need any more help after this.

Thanks,  
Bhavya

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### Author: ![prakash1243](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598/3 "2017-03-10T04:02:20Z")

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Thanks, Bhavya.  
@bhavyarm

Prakash.

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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 7, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-installation/77598/4 "2017-04-07T04:02:22Z")

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