Follow These steps: Open cmd as Administrator C:\Windows\system32> cd  C:\Windows\system32> cd C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin    C:\Program Files\Splunk\bin>splunk start Splunk> Be an IT superhero. Go home early. Checking prerequisites... Checking http port [8000]: open Checking mgmt port [8089]: open Checking appserver port [127.0.0.1:8065]: open Checking kvstore port [8191]: open Checking configuration... Done. Checking critical directories... Done Checking indexes... (skipping validation of index paths because not running as LocalSystem) Validated: _audit _internal _introspection _metrics _metrics_rollup _telemetry _thefishbucket history main summary Done Checking filesystem compatibility... Done Checking conf files for problems... Done Checking default conf files for edits... Validating installed files against hashes from 'C:\Program Files\Splunk\splunk-8.0.4.1-ab7a85abaa98-windows-64-manifest' All installed files intact. Done All preliminary checks passed. Starting splunk server daemon (splunkd)... Splunkd: Starting (pid 1116) Done Waiting for web server at http://******:8000 to be available... Done If you get stuck, we're here to help. Look for answers here: http://docs.splunk.com The Splunk web interface is at http://*******:8000 now open browser and now it will work    ... View more