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title: "Manage the Windows agent"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/provisioning/windows-opentelemetry/manage-windows-agent/"
last_modified: "2026-03-17T14:26:19+01:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/llms.txt).

# Manage the Windows agent

This section describes how to start, stop and check the status of the `axolet` and `axoflow-otel-collector` services on Windows. `axolet` logs are available under `C:\Windows\Temp\axolet.log`, while Axoflow agent logs are available in the event log under `Windows Logs / Application`.

### Start the service

To start the `axolet` or `axoflow-otel-collector` service, execute the following commands:

- `sc.exe start axolet`
- `sc.exe start axoflow-otel-collector`

Alternatively, you can restart the service from AxoConsole:

1. Find the host on the **Topology** or the **Sources** page. Alternatively, select `⌘/Ctrl + K` and enter the name of the host.
2. Select the name of the host.
3. Select **Services > Restart**.

### Stop the service

To stop the `axolet` or `axoflow-otel-collector` service, execute the following commands:

- `sc.exe stop axolet`
- `sc.exe stop axoflow-otel-collector`

### Check the status of the service

To check the status of the `axolet` or `axoflow-otel-collector` service, execute the following commands:

- `sc.exe query axolet`
- `sc.exe query axoflow-otel-collector`

## Upgrade Axoflow agent

AxoConsole raises an alert for the host when a new Axoflow agent version is available. To upgrade to the new version, re-run the one-liner installation command you used to install Axoflow agent, or select [**Provisioning > Select type and platform**](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/provisioning/windows-opentelemetry/index.md) to create a new one.