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= Configuring Winlogbeat

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After following the <<winlogbeat-configuration,configuration steps>> in the
Getting Started, you might want to fine tune the behavior of Winlogbeat. This
section describes some common use cases for changing configuration options. 

To configure {beatname_uc}, you edit the configuration file. You’ll find the configuration file, 
+{beatname_lc}.yml+, in the archive that you extracted. There's also a full example configuration file at
+/etc/{beatname_lc}/{beatname_lc}.full.yml+ that shows all non-deprecated options.

See the
{libbeat}/config-file-format.html[Config File Format] section of the
_Beats Platform Reference_ for more about the structure of the config file.

The following topics describe how to configure Winlogbeat:

* <<winlogbeat-configuration-details>>
* <<filtering-and-enhancing-data>>
* <<configuring-ingest-node>>
* <<using-environ-vars>>
* <<yaml-tips>>

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