# Metricbeat 5.1.2 does not start automatically

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-5-1-2-does-not-start-automatically/86165>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [May 17, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-5-1-2-does-not-start-automatically/86165 "2017-05-17T19:01:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-5-1-2-does-not-start-automatically/86165/6 "2017-05-18T16:45:14Z")

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So both Winlogbeat and Metricbeat failed at startup?

Sounds like the same issue as [Metricbeat Windows fails to start on reboot - timeout](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-windows-fails-to-start-on-reboot-timeout/84973/8)

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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