# Neo4j server not starting

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-server-not-starting/14375>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-server-not-starting/14375 "2020-02-05T12:09:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ankurgoyal.1810](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/ankurgoyal.1810/32/8950_2.png) [@ankurgoyal.1810](https://community.neo4j.com/u/ankurgoyal.1810)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-server-not-starting/14375/1 "2020-02-05T12:09:37Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I am trying to start neo4j server first time but getting below error .  
Please help into this .

```auto

Invoke-Neo4j : Could not find the Windows Service Name for Neo4j (dbms.windows_service_name in neo4j.conf)
At C:\Neo4J\neo4j-community-4.0.0\bin\neo4j.ps1:29 char:7
+ Exit (Invoke-Neo4j -Verbose:$Arguments.Verbose -Command $Arguments.Ar ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-Neo4j

```

dbms.windows\_service\_name this property i have checked and available in conf file.

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**Author:** ![12kunal34](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/12kunal34/32/2617_2.png) [@12kunal34](https://community.neo4j.com/u/12kunal34)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-server-not-starting/14375/2 "2020-02-06T05:58:03Z")

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Seems path has not been set properly .  
please check the path once and let us know if problem still exists .