All media server v.1.18.x updates cause server unreachable/unavailable after update

Just to report in, I’m on day 3 on v.1.18 after the complete database repair/rebuild and PMS is running very solid and clean. Phew!

As an extra (and off topic), I’ve gone ahead and setup the “PMS as a service”.
With the number of reboots caused by frequent Windows 10 updates, this was the next step to keep my system available 24/7. So far, so good!