Plex Media Server should now be installed on your Windows system. Plex Media Server successful Windows installation screen Once the installation dialog is closed, you should follow the steps outlined in the Moving Plex Media Server to a Different User Account page.

If you would like to run Plex Media Server under a different account (highly recommended), then click the Close button.

If you only have the administrative account on your Windows machine, or you would just like Plex to run under the administrative account, click the Launch button to start Plex.Once Plex Media Server is installed, it will now run under the administrative account that was used to install the application.Enter the password to complete the install. If you have questions or a problem presents itself, Plex points you to its Server forums to ask others.If you aren’t using an administrator account in Windows, you may be required to enter your administrative account password. As of this writing, the latest Plex Media Server version is 1.-ac2afe5f8 for Windows, MacOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. Just head to the downloads page on Plex’s website and get the latest version. The good news is grabbing the latest version of the Plex Media Server is simple enough. If you’re a Plex customer, that means you must have Plex Media Server 1.8.12 or higher starting January 31 if you want the server to continue fetching TV show posters and episode thumbnails from TheTVDB. The change will prevent new TV shows added to libraries on older Plex Media Servers from getting artwork. In an email sent to Plex customers, the service said it will make a configuration change on January 31. Assuming you still run an old server version of the Plex Media Server, you’ll feel the same annoyance I did.

However, not having the artwork for my music really annoyed me. When I was a teenager, I loved being able to load up my iPod with a bunch of songs and listen to those songs while headed to school.

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