# Process to upgrade windows auditbeat install?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/process-to-upgrade-windows-auditbeat-install/243043>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** auditbeat\
**Created:** [July 29, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/process-to-upgrade-windows-auditbeat-install/243043 "2020-07-29T11:34:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ethrbunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ethrbunny/32/34603_2.png) [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/process-to-upgrade-windows-auditbeat-install/243043/1 "2020-07-29T11:34:37Z")

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Any special steps to take? Does the existing service need to be removed somehow beforehand?

7.7.0 -\> 7.8.1

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**Author:** ![mtojek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mtojek/32/63863_2.png) [@mtojek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mtojek)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/process-to-upgrade-windows-auditbeat-install/243043/2 "2020-07-29T13:16:16Z")

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Did you take a look at this page: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/upgrading-auditbeat.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/upgrading-auditbeat.html)

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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:** [August 26, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/process-to-upgrade-windows-auditbeat-install/243043/3 "2020-08-26T15:16:18Z")

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