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Step 5: Starting Winlogbeat
editStep 5: Starting Winlogbeat
editStart the Winlogbeat service with the following command:
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> Start-Service winlogbeat
Winlogbeat should now be running. If you used the configuration described here,
then you can view the log file at C:\ProgramData\winlogbeat\Logs\winlogbeat
.
You can view the status of the service and control it from the Services management console in Windows. To launch the management console, run this command:
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> services.msc
Stopping Winlogbeat
editStop the Winlogbeat service with the following command:
PS C:\Program Files\Winlogbeat> Stop-Service winlogbeat