Why can't I access Splunk Enterprise to complete the Splunk Fundamentals labs?

[perkinsk22019]

I recently download the Splunk Enterprise instance to my personal machine. Splunk was working fine until I upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10 last night. Now I am unable to access Splunk Enterprise. This instance was downloaded only 4-5 days ago and falls within the 60 day time limit. When I try to access Splunk from the desktop, I receive a "Can't reach this page....Make sure you’ve got the right web address: http://localhost:8000" message. Also, when I access my profile on the splunk website, there is no indication of this instance in my portfolio. Please help.

Thanks,

Kris P

[vishaltaneja070]

@perkinsk22019

Can you please check if splunkd service is running or not.

Go to services.msc
and check for splunkd service. I think it should be down. If it down, then start the service and try.

[richgalloway]

When you upgraded the OS, was the Splunk installation preserved or did you re-install it?
Is Splunk running?