# Metricbeat module question - Does the module need to be enabled before you have use it?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-module-question-does-the-module-need-to-be-enabled-before-you-have-use-it/162864
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** metricbeat
**Created:** [January 3, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-module-question-does-the-module-need-to-be-enabled-before-you-have-use-it/162864 "2019-01-03T18:30:26Z")
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### Author:  [@mickmill54](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mickmill54)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-module-question-does-the-module-need-to-be-enabled-before-you-have-use-it/162864/1 "2019-01-03T18:30:26Z")
Do I need to enable a module before I use it or can enabling the module be controlled in the metricbeat.yml config file?
for example:
do I need to do this first? ./metricbeat modules enable windows
or
is this the same:
- module: windows
metricsets: ["perfmon"]
period: 60s
perfmon.counters:
- instance\_label: "processor.name"
instance\_name: "Total"
..... etc.
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### Author:  [@mickmill54](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mickmill54)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-module-question-does-the-module-need-to-be-enabled-before-you-have-use-it/162864/2 "2019-01-03T19:18:35Z")
nvm
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/configuration-metricbeat.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/configuration-metricbeat.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-module-question-does-the-module-need-to-be-enabled-before-you-have-use-it/162864/3 "2019-01-31T19:18:35Z")
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