# Visualization Type Lens not present in Kibana 7.9 on windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-type-lens-not-present-in-kibana-7-9-on-windows/249187>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-type-lens-not-present-in-kibana-7-9-on-windows/249187 "2020-09-18T23:02:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Puttappaiahm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Puttappaiahm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Puttappaiahm)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-type-lens-not-present-in-kibana-7-9-on-windows/249187/1 "2020-09-18T23:02:31Z")

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I have installed ELK on windows. Under Kibana Visualizations I do not see the type 'Lens', I see all other types Area, Bar etc..  
ANy suggestions on How to enable Lens?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-type-lens-not-present-in-kibana-7-9-on-windows/249187/2 "2020-09-18T23:58:16Z")

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Hi @Puttappaiahm

Exactly which version did you deploy?

Go to Stack management and see, I suspect you installed the OSS (open source) distribution instead of the default/ Basic distribution.

Lens is parts of Basic, Basic is Free Forever see here

> **[Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)**

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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:** [October 16, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-type-lens-not-present-in-kibana-7-9-on-windows/249187/3 "2020-10-16T23:58:17Z")

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