# Metric Beat Service couldn't start

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [January 18, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989 "2017-01-18T11:49:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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:** [January 18, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989/1 "2017-01-18T11:49:19Z")

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Hi-  
I want the System Load stats from a node, so I un-commented in the configuration yml file. After that the service isn't getting started. Below is the error message I get.  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/1/17be2a978d48c29e737f9c19b7d7f6774d8028ef.png)

If I comment out the Load parameter, then the service is getting started as expected. What would be the reason ? Please let me know. Thanks !

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**Author:** ![ruflin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ruflin/32/3116_2.png) [@ruflin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ruflin)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989/2 "2017-01-18T16:04:37Z")

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The load metricset is not yet supported under Windows: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-system-load.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-metricset-system-load.html)

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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:** [January 19, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989/3 "2017-01-19T04:09:03Z")

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Thanks for letting me know @ruflin. 🙂

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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:** [February 16, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-beat-service-couldnt-start/71989/4 "2017-02-16T04:09:25Z")

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