# Problem: Check running services on Windows client

**URL:** <https://community.icinga.com/t/problem-check-running-services-on-windows-client/7341>\
**Category:** Service Monitoring\
**Tags:** check\_procs, icinga2\
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/problem-check-running-services-on-windows-client/7341 "2021-05-12T11:20:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsx](https://community.icinga.com/user_avatar/community.icinga.com/rsx/32/2094_2.png) [@rsx](https://community.icinga.com/u/rsx)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/problem-check-running-services-on-windows-client/7341/2 "2021-05-12T12:59:18Z")

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Hi & welcome to the icinga community,

You’re trying to run a Linux command on a Windows machine. Please try [service-windows](https://icinga.com/docs/icinga-2/latest/doc/10-icinga-template-library/#service-windows) instead.

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