Installing Winlogbeat

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1 . Download the Winlogbeat zip file from the downloads page.

2 . Extract the contents into C:\Program Files.

3 . Rename the winlogbeat-<version> directory to Winlogbeat.

4 . Open a PowerShell prompt as an Administrator.

5 . Run the following commands to install the service.

Note1: If script execution is disabled on your system, you need to set the execution policy for the current session to allow the script to run. For example: PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy UnRestricted -File .\install-service-winlogbeat.ps1

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