# Unable to Start Service Elasticsearch Service on Windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-service-elasticsearch-service-on-windows/24517>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-service-elasticsearch-service-on-windows/24517 "2015-06-29T04:03:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-service-elasticsearch-service-on-windows/24517/1 "2015-06-29T04:03:33Z")

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Hi All,

I am try to start the Elastic Search services from CMD on Windows.

While executing the command, i am getting error

CMD - service start

Error Msg - Failed starting 'elasticsearch-service-x86' service

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**Author:** ![tanveer3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tanveer3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tanveer3)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-service-elasticsearch-service-on-windows/24517/2 "2015-06-29T04:41:51Z")

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I have removed the old folder and unistalled ElasticSearch Services.  
Installed it again, Service is up and running now

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-service-elasticsearch-service-on-windows/24517/3 "2017-07-06T00:04:52Z")

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