# Unable to start logstash 7.4.1 in windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-7-4-1-in-windows/206754>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-7-4-1-in-windows/206754 "2019-11-06T09:02:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-7-4-1-in-windows/206754/1 "2019-11-06T09:02:44Z")

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Hello Guys,

I'm unable to start logstash 7.4.1 in windows machine

getting follow error in command prompt .... i.e.., follows

**PS C:\Users\abc\Downloads\ELK\_7.4.1\> .\logstash-7.4.1\bin\logstash -f .\simpleconf.conf**  
**"could not find jruby in C:\Users\abc\Downloads\ELK\_7.4.1\logstash-7.4.1\vendor\jruby"**

Elasticsearch and Kibana are running in localhost 9200 & 5600

Kindly help me how to resolve this .

Thanks

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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:** [December 4, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-logstash-7-4-1-in-windows/206754/2 "2019-12-04T09:15:32Z")

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