https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md

Running Telegraf as a Windows Service

Telegraf natively supports running as a Windows Service. Outlined below is are the general steps to set it up.

Obtain the telegraf windows distribution

Create the directoryC:\Program Files\Telegraf(if you install in a different location simply specify the-configparameter with the desired location)

Place the telegraf.exe and the telegraf.conf config file intoC:\Program Files\Telegraf

To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run the following in PowerShell as an administrator (If necessary, you can wrap any spaces in the file paths in double quotes ""):

> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install

Edit the configuration file to meet your needs

To check that it works, run:

> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test

To start collecting data, run:

> net start telegraf