# License Up gradation

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-up-gradation/85085
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 9, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-up-gradation/85085 "2017-05-09T12:25:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![tausif786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tausif786](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tausif786)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-up-gradation/85085/1 "2017-05-09T12:25:54Z")

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Hello,  
I have downloaded the X Pack license in json.  
could you please help installation in windows as the license is expired so i cannot login to kibana dev console.

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### Author: ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-up-gradation/85085/2 "2017-05-10T03:16:34Z")

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The license can be updated via the Elasticsearch REST API.

Please see: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-license.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-license.html)

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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: [June 7, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-up-gradation/85085/3 "2017-06-07T03:19:04Z")

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