Server Version#: 1.27.0.5897 Player Version#: 1.46.1.3056-ab91bdc0 I used to have my Plex for Windows player set to “advertise as player”. I relied on this for a python script which would send commands to auto-skip intros, but with the most recent version of Plex for Windows, it no longer has th…

I downgraded back to the old version, removed the updater from the cache folder and set security permissions on the “C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Plex\cache\updates” folder to deny writing to all users. Hopefully that should prevent it from updating automatically for now until they can fix this. …

[image] Cannot cast to Plex players running 1.46.1.3056-ab91bdc0 Desktop Players Server Version#: 1.27.0.5897 Player Version#: 1.46.1.3056-ab91bdc0 I updated to the most recent player version and suddenly I can’t remotely control players of the same version on my LAN. I…

Indeed, removing features user paid for is no good (illegal?), especially when it’s not possible to downgrade.

I really doubt we will get this feature back, so far, we have been told to use plex HTPC, but then HTPC has no mouse support so I got told to use plex for windows which doesn’t have the companion support anymore, at least I got a refund from my plex yearly pass, can’t trust the plex team when they k…

[image] tuos7: Indeed, removing features user paid for Neither the desktop, HTPC apps, nor companion feature are paid apps/features.

Hi BigWheel (Plex Employee), I’m a software developer. My app has many features free to use without paying. My paying users use them too, of course. If I start pissing off my paying users by hiding behind the fact I can legally (on a technicality) remove a particular feature since it’s in the free…

ps: doesn’t mean you can’t remove any feature ever (which would lead to problems). Over the years, I did remove features, but by deprecating it first, then hiding it behind a configuration setting, then, a few years later, it gets removed, but I still give the client the option to download an older…

I finally found this thread after missing this feature for months! The supposed solution, “install plex for HTPCs,” is not remotely close to ideal for those of us who use the “Advertise as Player” feature on the desktop. This has resulted in me having to keep Plex media player and Plex for HTPCs b…

Even worse, for a large portion of us Plex HTPC just randomly crashes, with the only response from yet another “Employee”, search the forums for solutions that do not work and aren’t related.

Advertise as Player option missing

Plex Players

FordGuy61 June 17, 2022, 12:04am 3

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Advertise as Player option missing

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