🐛2026.3.0 #1615
Description
Describe the bug
Failed to install on windows as service
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Following instruction on https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/
cloudflared.exe service install xxx
Expected behavior
It should work
Environment and versions
- OS: Windows 10 Pro
- Architecture: AMD 64bit
- Version: 2026.3.0
Logs and errors
2026-03-21T23:26:03Z INF Installing cloudflared Windows service
2026-03-21T23:26:03Z INF cloudflared agent service is installed windowsServiceName=Cloudflared
Cannot install event logger: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Cloudflared registry key already exists
Additional context
I did install cloudflared couple weeks ago, but then uninstall it again because I could not use it. Now as I wanted to try it again I got that error.
Work around, I deleted the registry entries manually, then it worked.