I have Metricbeat 5.1.2 installed on Client machine (Windows 7 32-bit). It does not start automatically (other Beats - Filebeat, Winlogbeat, Packetbeat, and Heartbeat - started automatically without problem).
A workaround until we know what the cause, is to modify the service to use "Automatic Delayed Start". That's according to a report in the thread linked above.
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