# Service paused error when I try to start the service

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-paused-error-when-i-try-to-start-the-service/139795>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-paused-error-when-i-try-to-start-the-service/139795 "2018-07-12T16:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ike143](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Ike143](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ike143)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-paused-error-when-i-try-to-start-the-service/139795/1 "2018-07-12T16:41:30Z")

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Greetings Elastic Community,

![logstash%20error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/6/061bf2da7de2dfb7ae80c55989092c23925435aa.PNG)

I installed Logstash using the NSSM using the same process I did when I installed kibana and elasticsearch.

I get this error anytime I try to start the service via "Services" in windows.

Running version 6.3 on windows server 2012 r2.

I referenced this guide just to see if I did something wrong:  
[http://robwillis.info/2016/05/installing-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-on-windows-server-2012-r2/](http://robwillis.info/2016/05/installing-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-on-windows-server-2012-r2/)

I'm a little stumped as to why it isn't working. Any help is appreciated

Thank you,

Ike

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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 9, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-paused-error-when-i-try-to-start-the-service/139795/2 "2018-08-09T16:41:37Z")

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