# Not being able to switch off elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 18, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-being-able-to-switch-off-elasticsearch/108242 "2017-11-18T17:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anshuman\_Kirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Anshuman\_Kirty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anshuman_Kirty)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-being-able-to-switch-off-elasticsearch/108242/1 "2017-11-18T17:33:47Z")
I am new to Elasticsearch and am not being able to switch it off and it continuously shows up in the task manager. ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/0/20efd346aa4258a9b407c4fd4a8385f51e5832be.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-being-able-to-switch-off-elasticsearch/108242/2 "2017-11-18T22:13:35Z")
How did you install Elasticsearch? What OS are you on? ---
**Author:** ![Anshuman\_Kirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Anshuman\_Kirty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anshuman_Kirty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-being-able-to-switch-off-elasticsearch/108242/3 "2017-11-19T08:09:49Z")
Installed it normally using the elasticsearch-service.bat file. OS- Windows 10 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-being-able-to-switch-off-elasticsearch/108242/4 "2017-12-17T08:09:51Z")
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