# Logstash working on Linux but not on Windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-working-on-linux-but-not-on-windows/222530>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 7, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-working-on-linux-but-not-on-windows/222530 "2020-03-07T03:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Birchell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@Birchell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Birchell)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-working-on-linux-but-not-on-windows/222530/21 "2020-04-01T06:06:35Z")

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Logstash is not started automatically after installation. How to start and stop Logstash on Windows depends on whether you want to run it manually, as a service (with [NSSM](https://nssm.cc/)), or run it as a scheduled task [MyAARPMedicare](https://www.myaarpmedicare.us)

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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 29, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-working-on-linux-but-not-on-windows/222530/22 "2020-04-29T06:06:37Z")

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Closed on April 29, 2020, 6:06am UTC

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