Add note to quick start doc

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Plugins listed with a <span style="color:#32B08C">{{< icon "check" >}}</span>
require no additional configuration.
To configure a plugin or access plugin documentation, click the plugin name.
{{% note %}}
Not all available plugins are listed on this screen. For more information on manually configuring additional plugins, see [Manually add Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config/).
{{% /note %}}
8. Provide a **Telegraf Configuration Name** and an optional **Telegraf Configuration Description**.
9. Click **Create and Verify**.
10. The **Test Your Configuration** page provides instructions for how to start
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If you plan to monitor a Windows host using the System plugin, you must complete the following steps.
1. In the list of Telegraf configurations, double-click your
1. In the list of Telegraf configurations, double-click your
Telegraf configuration, and then click **Download Config**.
2. Open the downloaded Telegraf configuration file and replace the `[[inputs.processes]]` plugin with one of the following Windows plugins, depending on your Windows configuration:
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```sh
set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken
set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken
# Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command.
```
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for using Telegraf with InfluxDB v2.0._
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## Configure Telegraf input and output plugins
Configure Telegraf input and output plugins in the Telegraf configuration file (typically named `telegraf.conf`).
Input plugins collect metrics.
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_See [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/) for a complete list of available plugins._
Find the plugin you want to enable (plugins list)
Visit the plugin page on GH
### Manually add Telegraf plugins
To manually add any of the available Telegraf plugins [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/), follow the steps below.
1. Find the plugin you want to enable from the complete list of available [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/).
2. Click **View** to the right of the plugin name to open the plugin page on GitHub.
3.
Copy and paste the example config into your telegraf.conf
Restart Telegraf
## Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin
### Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin
To send data to an InfluxDB v2.0 instance, enable in the
[`influxdb_v2` output plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md)