Original thread here: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/server-2012-r2-some-metrics-not-send/51403

• Version: TopBeat 1.2.3
• Operating System: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (VMware host)
• Steps to Reproduce:
• Installed TopBeat via Powershell with Administrator Rights (right click, run as admin).
• In processes, it is seen that TopBeat is owned by SYSTEM. Topbeat is also executed as SYSTEM.
• The error in topbeat.log with debug level:

2016-05-31T11:00:13+02:00 DBG Skip process pid=0: error getting process state for pid=0: OpenProcess fails with The parameter is incorrect.
2016-05-31T11:00:13+02:00 DBG Skip process pid=4: error getting process state for pid=4: OpenProcess fails with Access is denied.
2016-05-31T11:00:13+02:00 DBG Windows is interactive: false

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