# Winlogbeat - unable to start service on windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-unable-to-start-service-on-windows/357619>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat, winlogbeat\
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-unable-to-start-service-on-windows/357619 "2024-04-17T13:16:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-unable-to-start-service-on-windows/357619/5 "2024-04-29T13:47:33Z")

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Hi @fracorbas could you see if your issue might be similar to this one from 8.13? [Winlogbeat 8.13.0 dont start service - #6 by tapiojaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-8-13-0-dont-start-service/356671/6)

If its the same problem as that topic, 8.13 has trailing `/` on some of the service paths if it was installed via the MSI. The linked comment has a suggestion on how to fix it, or it should be fixed in the next release.

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